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Main Uses
Has numerous uses including ship building (especially decks), indoor or
outdoor furniture, high class joinery, flooring, paneling, plywood, decorative veneers,
turnery, carving, chemical tanks and vats.
General Description
Generally straight grained with a coarse, uneven texture, medium
luster and an oily feel. Yellow brown to dark golden brown heartwood and grayish
or white sapwood.
Working Properties
Works reasonbly well with hand or machine tools but silica in wood
is tough on cutting edges and machine dust can be an irritant. Good turning and carving
properties. Gluing best done on freshly cut surfaces due to oily nature. Pre-
Physical Properties
Moderately hard and heavy, with low stiffness and shock resistance,
moderate bending strength, moderate steam bending, and excellent decay resistance
and dimensional stability. Good acid resistance.
Botanical Name :
Tectona Grandis
Common Names :
Burma teak, Rangoon teak, moulmein teak, gia thi, jati sak, kyun,
mai sak, rosawa, and many other local names
Where it Grows
In Indonesia, India, and Central America.
wood type: TEAK
