advantages: material heavy hard, high strength, drying and shrinking medium, with wear-resistant, corrosion-resistant, termite-resistant advantages.

Disadvantages: not easy to dry, slightly cracked and deformed.

Small-leaf red sandalwood's scientific name is Madagascar ironwood bean (Swartzia madagascariensis), small tree, 3~5m high, about 0.4m in diameter. it is suitable for furniture, flooring, cabinets, musical instruments, handicrafts, inlay joinery, sports equipment, heavy structure, toys, carving, durable wood, etc..

I. Advantages:

Lustrous. Slightly odor. Interlocking grain, fine and uniform structure, heavy hard to very heavy hard, high strength, dry shrinkage in. Planing, car spinning, good wear resistance, very wear-resistant, engage termites. Slow drying, slightly cracked and deformed. Air dry density 0.89 ~ 1.0g/cm.

Suitable for furniture, flooring, carving, cabinets, handicrafts, inlay joinery, heavy structure, durable materials, sports equipment, musical instruments, toys, etc..

Two, shortcomings:

Bark with large and deep longitudinal cracks, oblique cut surface is red and yellow layered. The bottom surface of the bark is bright yellow. The surface of the material and the chordal cut surface are fine wave marks. The banded axial thin-walled tissue is small spaced and wavy. The wood is particularly heavy and hard.