the wood is used for such purposes as flooring, joinery, furniture, boat-building, cattle troughs and drums, but the timber exudes too much gum for high quality joinery and carving. it is also used for firewood and for charcoal manufacture. long strips of the bark are used to make beehives. the gum produces a fragrant smoke when burned and is used to make torches and incense, and to fumigate houses. the powdered gum is used to make cloth shiny and to create a varnish for furniture.