FinishingGives good result after polishing, melamine, UV and PU coating is recommended, staining not good due to its dark colour
SpeciesAm. Walnut
Scientific NameJuglans nigra
Wood descriptionHeartwood color is red, brown, purple, dark brown. Sapwood color is white. Grains are straight and have distinct figure. Texture is coarse.
Weight1050-1100 kg/m3
Machining PropertiesEasy to work with hand tools as well as machines
Drying & treatmentDrying is very slow, thorough air dried is required before kiln drying
Common usesLuxury furniture, decorative veneer, flooring, panelling, panel doors & windows, kitchen cabinets, mouldings, musical instruments, gunstock, chairs, tables, gift items etc.
Additional Informationthe wood is famous for its wavy, curly and mottled figure which are obtained from burls, crotches and stump wood. Growth rings are clear
Wood descriptionHeartwood color is golden brown with pinkish tinge. Sapwood color is light reddish brown. Grains are generally straight. Texture is fine and even.
Weight825-875 kg/m3
Machining PropertiesEasy to work with hand tools as well as machines. Mortising, nailing, boring, planing gives very good result
Finishing Polishing gives very good result. Staining results are excellent. Melamine, UV and PU coating is recommended
Drying & treatment Drying is moderate and can be chemically treated
Common uses Height quality furniture, flooring, panelling, decorative veneers, chairs & desks, gift items, kitchen cabinets, musical instruments, mouldings
Additional Information Naturally beautiful figure makes it attractive wood for furniture. It has a good shock resistant power.
Finishingstaining very easy due to uniform light colour, suitable for lacquering, painting and melamine finish
speciesrubber wood
scientific namehevea brasiliensis
wood descriptionthis wood is the waste of rubber latex and used only after proper treatment and seasoning. Uniform light cream color, heartwood and sapwood are not distinguished, straight grains
weight700-750 kg/m3
machining propertiesmoderate in machining, tct cutters are recommended
drying & treatmentkiln dry to 10% minimum or more as per requirement, boric acid treatment is must
common usesit is ideally suited for making high quality furniture, folding furniture, penal door & windows, joinery work, toys, cots, kitchen cabinets, school furniture, wooden trolleys, rocking chairs, parquet flooring, wall panelling, mouldings etc.
additional informationit is the waste product of the rubber tree grown for the purpose of getting rubber latex. Till 20 years back it was used only as fire wood. However it was found that this timber has good qualities to be used for furniture and interior provided it is press
Kolkata, West Bengal, India
