Wood Species: Curpay/ Piptadenia spp., Ulin/ Eusideroxylon zwageri,
Keranji/ Dialium spp., Kempas/ Koompassia malaccensis, Teak/ Tectona spp.,
Pyincado/ Xylia spp., Lapacho/ Tabebuia spp., Balau/ Shorea spp.,
Quntambu/ Balfourodendron spp., Macaranduba/ Manil Kara spp.,
Kulim/ Scorodocarpus spp., Punak/ Tetramerista spp.,
Goiabao/ Planchonella spp., Cumaru/ Dipteryx spp.,
Jatoba/ Hymenaea spp., Balsamo incienso/ Myroxylon spp.,
Dedaru/ Cantleye spp., Lpe/ Tabebuia spp., Merbau/ Intsia spp.,
also Ash, Pine, Poplar, Birch, Beech, etc.
Part of the wood species introduction:
Name: Birch
Latin Name: Betula spp.
Air-dry density: 0.45-0.63g/cm3.
Origin: Burma, Thailand and India
Characteristics: The species is reported to be a good substitute for the close-related white Beech from Australia. The heartwood is greasy straw-brown to orange-brown in color and associated with an aromatic scent.
Name: Kempas
Latin name: Koompassia spp.
Air-dry density: 0.77-1.1g/cm3.
Origin: Malaysia and Indonesia
Characteristics: Heartwood brick red when freshly cut, darkening on exposure to an orange red or red brown with numerous yellow-brown streaks due to soft tissue associated with the pores; Grain typical- interlocked, sometimes wary; texture rather coarse; luster variable, dresses to a reasonably smooth surface.
Name: Chempaka
Latin Name: Manglietia spp.
Air-dry density: 0.45-0.63g/cm3.
Origin: Burma, Indonesia
Characteristics: Heartwood yellowish to green, apparent distinction between sapwood and heartwood, straight fine grain, even structure, polish well, easy for processing and highly stable drying.
Name: Merbau
Latin Name: Intsia spp.
Air-dry density: Abt. 0.8g/cm3.
Origin: Malaysia, Indonesia
Characteristics: Heartwood yellowish to orange brown when freshly cut, turning brown or dark red brown on exposure, and sapwood pale yellow to light buff, sharply demarcated from the heartwood. Texture rather coarse, grain straight to interlocked or wavy. It is an extremely stable hardwood.
Name: Jatoba
Latin Name: Hymenaea spp.
Air-dry density: 0.88-0.96g/cm3.
Origin: Middle and South America
Characteristics: Heartwood reddish brow with dark streaks, becoming dark brownish red, sharply demarcated from the pale brown sapwood. Grain interlocked, texture medium, durable in contact with the ground, notable for its hardness. Good gluing, finishing and steam-bending properties. Finishes well with paint and varnish. Polishes well.
Name: Teak
Latin Name: Tectona spp.
Air-dry density: Abt. 0.58-0.67g/cm3.
Origin: Burma,Thailand,Indonesia
Characteristics: Heartwood dark golden yellow, turning a dark brown with exposure, often very variable in color when freshly machined showing blotches and streaks of various shades, and sapwood pale yellowish, sharply demarcated. Grain straight, sometimes wavy; texture coarse, uneven (ring porous); dull with an oily feel; scented when freshly cut.
Name: Ipe
Latin Name: Tabebuia spp.
Air-dry density: above 0.9g/cm3.
Origin: South America
Characteristics: Heartwood olive brown to blackish, often with lighter or darker striping, often covered with a yellow powder; sharply demarcated from the whitish or yellowish sapwood. Texture fine to medium; luster low to medium; grain straight to very irregular; rather oily looking; easy for processing and highly stable after drying, highly resistant against fungi and termites, notable for its hardness.
Name: Balsamo
Latin Name: Myroxylon spp.
Air-dry density: Abt. 0.95g/cm3.
Origin: Brazil, Argentina, Peru
Characteristics: Heartwood reddish brown becoming deep red or somewhat purplish upon exposure; fairly uniform to striped; sharply demarcated from the white sapwood. Luster medium to high; texture medium; grain is typically interlocked; finished smoothly with a high natural polish.
Name: Cumaru
Latin Name: Dipteryx spp.
Air-dry density: above. 1g/cm3.
Origin: Brazil, Peru, Guyan
Characteristics: Yellowish brown heartwood distinct from a very pale brown sapwood. Distinct growth rings, grain interlocked, texture medium to fine, luster lacking and not distinctive odor. Resistant to fungi, insects and marine bores. Excellent finishing.
Name: Okan
Latin Name: Cylicodiscus spp.
Air-dry density: above. 1g/cm3.
Origin: Gabon, Congo, Nigeria
Characteristics: Heartwood yellow to golden brown, often with a slight greenish tinge, darkening on exposure to a reddish brown, wide, pale pink, distinct. Texture moderately coarse, grain interlocked; lustrous; glues and finishes well.
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