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| Burmese Teakwood |
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Colour
Dark golden-yellow, turning brown and dark brown with age
Grain
Normally straight, often wavy when grown in dry localities. Very coarse and uneven texture
Hardness
640 - 880 Kg / M3 |
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| Burmese Ironwood |
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Colour
Uniform reddish-brown with few marking or faintly veined with darker lines. Turns to dark reddish-brown with ageing. Sapwood is pale reddish-white and narrow.
Grain
variable from straight to broadly interlocked, sometimes wavy. The texture is moderately
fine and even
Hardness
890 - 1150 Kg / M3 |
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| Rosewood |
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Colour
Bright yellowish red to dark brick red with occasional irregular darker lines. Sapwood is grey and narrow.
Grain
Interlocked, producing a narrow ribbon figure, sometimes very beautifully curled and motted. Texture moderately coarse
Hardness
860 - 1070 Kg / M3 |
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| Merbau |
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Colour
Sapwood in well-defined and pale yellow in colour. Heartwood is yellowish to orange brown when fresh, weathering to brown or dark red-brown
Grain
Grain is interlocked. Texture is coarse but even.
Hardness
515 - 1040 Kg / M3 |
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| Kempas |
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Colour
Sapwood is well-defined and yellow in colour. Heartwood is pinkish when fresh and darkening to a bright orang-red or deep brown
Grain
Grain is interlock, often very interlock. Texture is coarse and even
Hardness
770 - 1120 Kg / M3 |
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