Karri

by TDUK|04 September 2230 April 24

Karri closely resembles jarrah in structure and appearance, the heartwood being reddish-brown darkening to a rather more uniform brown than jarrah. The burning splinter test is generally useful in separating the two timbers. When a small splinter of dry heartwood is burned the embers continue to glow after the flame...

Jarrah

by TDUK|04 September 2230 April 24

The sapwood is narrow, and pale in colour, and the heartwood is light red to dark red, darkening to a uniform red-brown mahogany shade. Gum veins or pockets may be present, and in some logs there may be small, dark markings caused by the fungus Fistulina hepatica. These may enhance...

Itauba

by TDUK|04 September 2230 April 24

The timber varies in colour from yellow brown to dark lustrous brown, sometimes with an olive cast. The sapwood is not clearly demarcated from the heartwood. The grain may be straight, interlocked or undulating. The timber is hard and heavy.

Greenheart

by TDUK|04 September 2229 April 24

The sapwood is pale yellow or greenish, and is about 25mm to 50mm wide in young trees and about 75mm wide in mature trees. The sapwood is not clearly demarcated from the heartwood which varies in colour from yellowish-green, greenish-yellow, or light olive through golden yellow, dark olive, or yellowish-brown...

Ekki

by TDUK|04 September 2229 April 24

The sapwood is pale pink and sharply defined from the heart-wood, which is red-brown to dark brown with a somewhat speckled appearance due to white deposits in the pores. The grain is usually interlocked and the texture is coarse. The wood is extremely hard and heavy, weighing 960 to 1120...

Denya

by TDUK|04 September 2229 April 24

The sapwood is pinkish and very distinct from the heartwood which varies from yellow to brown with a greenish tinge: on exposure the colour becomes dark red-brown. The grain is interlocked and the texture is coarse, but the surface of the wood is lustrous. It is a hard and very...

Cumaru

by TDUK|04 September 2215 April 25

The heartwood is reddish-brown or purplish-brown, with light yellowish-brown or purplish streaks when freshly cut, turning to a variegated reddish and yellowish-brown after drying, but on exposure to light assuming a uniform yellowish-brown or light brown colour. The sapwood is about 50mm wide, distinct from the heartwood and yellowish-brown in...

Balau

by TDUK|04 September 2229 April 24

Selangan batu is a yellowish-brown timber with interlocked grain, and a coarse, but even texture. According to species, durable to very durable. Balau is a yellowish-brown, brown, or reddish-brown timber vvith interlocked grain, and a moderately fine and even texture. It is classified in Malaysia as being very durable. Red...

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