DESCRIPTION: Has an orangish-brown color when freshly cut, which ages to a darker reddish-brown. Color between boards can be highly variable. There are also small yellow mineral deposits found....
DESCRIPTION: Has an orangish-brown color when freshly cut, which ages to a darker reddish-brown. Color between boards can be highly variable. There are also small yellow mineral deposits found throughout the wood, making it easier to separate from other lookalikes. (These yellow deposits are water-soluble and can cause staining.) This wood has excellent strength characteristics, along with excellent stability, making it ideally suited for use as wood flooring and other applications where strength is important. It is commonly used for furniture and other specialty wood items in southeast Asia where this wood grows naturally.
BOTANICAL NAME:Intsia spp. (I. bijuga, I. palembanica)
OTHER NAMES: Merbau, Kwila, Ipil
MECHANICAL PROPERTIES: Has a unique smell when being sawed or sanded: which can also cause irritation and sneezing.
WORKING PROPERTIES: Glues and finishes well, though it can be difficult to saw due to gumming and dulling of teeth.
DURABILITY: Merbau is reported to be very durable, and resists both rotting and insect attack.
SEASONING: Dries well, but slowly. Variations in drying rates can occur in individual pieces. Standing trees are girdled and left to dry for three years before felling. Small movement.
USES:Floor underlayment, cabinets, paneling, furniture fixtures, and general plywood.
COMMENTS: Acid and fire resistant.
Company Details
A reliable Manufacturing door cum timber trading company. We, at Shiv Shakthi Wood Industry, offer you a wide range of timber, specialized Teak , Padouk, Sal, Pine, Engineering Wood and many other hard/soft woods. We are specialized in the import of different optimum quality woods. The company specializes in Teak Wood, and also in a variety of timber that is supplied to the wholesale as well as the retail market. We supply Optimal Quality Woods keeping your concern for prices and quality in mind. Our working is based on ethical principles and chaste trade practices. We look back at our perpendicular and diversified growth and can only attribute to the honesty and standard of quality maintained in our every transaction. Most of all, holding customer satisfaction as the key element in all we do. Our customers include well known corporates, high profile individuals and construction companies that are spread all across the country.
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