Teak Wood

Characteristics of Teak Wood??? The most popular characteristics of teak wood are durability and resistance to weather changes than other types of wood. Beside that the character of fiber and color has its own characteristics. Hence the price of teak is more expensive.

Botanical Name: Tectona grandis

Family Name: Verbenaceae

Teak

High teak tree can reach 50 meters with Ø up to 1.2 meters. Age teak trees are ideal for getting the best quality is above 40 years. Speed teak trees grow relatively slowly so that the density of the wood was better. To obtain a Ø 40 cm is required at least 50 years of growth.

Wood color

The color of teak wood is dark brown and gold colors on the wooden porch, and the part sapwood creamy white or even brown. In some types of teak wood are reddish color at the time had just split. After some time in place in the open air and especially in the sun, the color will turn brown.

Density

The density of teak wood in the range of 700-930 kg/m³, at the level of an average Moisture Content (MC) at 12%,

Preservation

Teak wood is including wood with class I for the durability. It has a strong resistance to mildew, rot due to moisture or insect attack. Teak wood also has good durability against the weather and temperature changes.

With special characteristics which owned the oil content of teak wood in making the power of Teak wood is better than the other types of wood.

Drying

Some manufacturers use a slightly different way of drying on the teak. If the board is usually in the form of ordinary sheet into the drying chamber, they do by way of forming a component of semi-finished wood into the drying chamber. This exceeded a fraction of a millimeter for sanding after drying. The time needed to dry the teak wood is about 14-25 days with maximum temperatures of 80 degrees Celsius.

Process Engineering & Construction

The fiber arrangement of Teak wood which small allows the  engine with the smooth and flat. It can be generated smooth wooden head during the cutting process perpendicular to the direction of the fiber.

Because of the advantages of teak wood fiber color and the strength of the class, most of the manufacturers or users of teak furniture is not superimposing the finishing material for coating of oil / wax is a natural preservative.

Certification

Now, consumers (especially in Europe & America) require the certification of the entire furniture of teak wood.

In Indonesia, teak wood can only be obtained / purchased from Indonesia State Forest Company (PERHUTANI) office, as the government agency that plenipotentiary to the care and supervision of distribution of teak in Indonesia, especially in Java.

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