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Wood species-Maple
Maple divided into soft Maple and hard Maple belongs to temperate wood species, and grows mainly in Yangtze valley ,Taiwan and East America. Maple wood is ash brown or gray red, light and hard with not-obvious annual ring, interlocked … Continue reading
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Wood species-Manchurian Ash
Manchurian Ash Manchurian Ash,was protected as a vulnerable plant in China. It grows dispersedly and drops in number because of over cutting. Manchurian timber is hippocastanaceae with high hardness and beautiful wood grain. The trees can grow as tall … Continue reading
Wood Species-Iroko
Name: Iroko Latin name: Milicia excelsa, M. regia (syn. Chlorophora excelsa, C. regia) English name: Kambala Color/Appearance: 5cm width, yellowish-white sapwood, color of heart wood for the new sections is yellow or light brown, changes into golden brown in the … Continue reading
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Wood Species-Merbau
Merbau Scientific name: intsia biujga Commercial name: Merbau Latin name:Intsia.spp Product name:Merbau (Malaysia,Indonesia); Ipil (Philippines); Kwila (Papua New Guinea); Hintzy (Madagascar) Family: Caesalpiniaceae Distribution:Malaysia,Indonesia, thePhilippines,Burma’s southern,Thailand,Papua New Guinea,Solomon,Fijiand samo islands, etc. Characteristic of wood: diffuse-porous wood, yellow-brown or orange-brown sapwood … Continue reading
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Wood Species – Kempas
Latin name:Koompassia spp. Koompassia malaccensis English name:Kempas Family name: Leguminosae Trade English name:Kempas Empas Impas Mengeris Trees and distribution Kempas trees are megaphanerophyte with prominently buttressed,33-35 meters tall,300- 400 cm at breast height, and normally produced in Malaysia,Indonesia,Brunei. We often see Koompasia and Malaysia Kempas in wood market. Characteristics of the wood Kempas timber is one kind of diffuse-porous wood, not obvious distinction between sapwood and heartwood. Its heart wood is light pink or brick-red and turns into jacinth and yellowish-brown stripes as long-term storage in the air.Sapwood would become whitish to yellow.Its thickness is 50cm with gloss, interlocked grain ,coarse texture and no special smell. The property of the wood 1.Small dry shrinkage Full shrinkage ratio: String to 7.4%; Radial 6.0% Air shrinkage rate:String to 3.0%; Radial 2.0% 2.Heavy,basic density 0.71g/cm3,air-dry density 0.85-0.93g/cm3) 3.High hardness,compressive strength parallel to grain:66-72MPa,bending strength:122- 133 MPa,bending modulus:18.6-20.9 GPa. 4.Good nailability,but drilling before nails down 5.Resistance to corrosion,termite and moth. 6.Good performance of sanding,waxing and painting. Utility of the wood Kempas timber can be used as girder,pillar,rafter,joist and wood flooring for its high hardness and density.
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Wood Species – Ipe
Scientific name: Ipe place of origin:Brazil Characteristics: Definitely A grade timber, pure color, districted from B grade timber which is covered by dark color.12 colors were dyed to meet different requirement of customers. For its unctuous characteristic, PU coating … Continue reading
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Wood Species – Cumaru/Brazilian Teak
Brief Introduction Name of the wood: Cumaru/Tonka bean/Brazilian Teak Source of the wood: South America Latin name: Dipteryx spp. Family of the wood: Leguminosaea Morphological characteristics Characteristics of the wood: Sapwood is different from heart wood that is russet brown … Continue reading
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Wood Species – Oak
Geographic Distribution Oak mainly grows in Europe and North American and largely produced fromRussiaandAmerica. InChina, a piece of Xylosma grows inJilin,Liaoning,ShanxiandHubeiprovince, is similar with Oak on wood character. So two type of wood species are called Oak in English. … Continue reading
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Wood species – Teak
myanmar teak – logs Teak, also known as Burma Teak, mainly grows inBurmaandThailand. Characteristics of The Wood Lignin differs because of different environment, and greatly from its sapwood of 3cm width. Its heartwood is yellowish-brown color shading with slight red … Continue reading
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Wood Species – Taun
Taun(also named Pometia pinnata Forst, Malugay,Agupange, Kasai, Kasi besar daun, Matoa, Sibu) History It is normal to see Taun in Southeast Asia and South Pacific region and the most important species in Lanyu island.People on Lanyu island take Taun as … Continue reading
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