Laos Teak Wood
LAOS TEAK.
Laos Teak is used extensively to make doors and windows, furniture, and columns and beams in old type houses. Teak has been used as a boatbuilding material, in palaces, temples and also to make decorative wood carved panels for over 100 years.
ORIGIN
Teak, or Tectona Grandis is a large, deciduous, tropical species of hardwood trees. Prized all over the world for its elegance and durability, it is native to Southeast Asian nations like Myanmar, Thailand, India, Indonesia, Lao PDR, and Malaysia. However, the most precious and valuable teak comes from Myanmar (Burma).
COVERAGE
According to a 2010 study conducted by the United Nations Forestry and Agriculture Organization (FAO), natural teak forests cover approximately 29.035 million hectares. And, almost half of this total is in Myanmar.
HEARTWOOD AND SAPWOOD
Not all teak is the same. A type of teak, called sapwood doesn’t have the same rugged properties as that made from the heart of the tree. Sapwood is the wood in the outer layers, while heartwood is the name given to the wood in the inner layers of the tree. Heartwood is better because it is more robust owing to abundant natural oils. In addition, it is more expensive than sapwood because of its limited quantity.
COLOUR
Uniform golden brown without markings; darkens with age
ODOUR
Leather-like smell when freshly milled
GRAIN
Straight to slightly wavy or interlocked
TEXTURE
Coarse, uneven and oily to the touch, sometimes with a glistening white deposit
DURABILITY
Really good; weatherproof, naturally resistant to termites, susceptible to wormwood attack
WORKABILITY
Low stiffness and medium bending, high silica content (~1.4%) causes blunting of tools, glues and finishes nicely when freshly planed or sanded
SEASONING
Dries well but slowly, standing trees are girdled and left to dry for 3 years before cutting down
APPLICATION
Used extensively in shipbuilding for decks, anti-skid surfaces, furniture, closets, fume ducts, fermentation barrels, flooring, plywood and decorative veneers
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