CHINA CARBONIZED VERTICAL BAMBOO Carbonised Vertical Bamboo is a new environmental-friendly, low-carbon emission material which is becoming the preferred solution to the current environmental evolution. Bamboo with its natural beautiful grain, as well as fine physical and mechanical properties, is comparable to high-density hardwood timber. DISTRIBUTION Bamboos are chosen from FSC certified forest and carefully […]
EUROPE THERMO PINE A beautiful, sustainable wood material produced by using heat and steam. This thermal modification improves the wood’s properties, making it suitable for a wide range of applications. This wood comes in a beautiful shade of brown that display attractive, tight grain figuring with an abundance of live round and splay knots. It […]
AMERICA HARD MAPLE A characteristic feature in the hard maples is bird’s-eye figure which usually appears as attractive patterns on veneer manufactured from the species. Flecks caused by inserts may also be present in the wood. Figured boards are reported to be often culled during grading and sold at premium. DISTRIBUTIONThe most commercially important maple […]
AMERICA WHITE OAK The heartwood can vary in colour from light tan or pale yellow-brown to dark or pale brown, and can have a pinkish tint. The wood usually has a straight, open grain and its medium to course in texture. It has longer rays than red oak, and therefore displays more figures, which can […]
AFRICA SATIN WOOD (Afrormosia) Satin wood grain varies from straight to interlocked, which produces a rope-striped figure on quartered surfaces. The texture is moderately fine but without the oiliness of Teak. The wood is liable to blue mineral stains if it comes into contact with iron or iron compounds in damp conditions because of its […]
AFRICA S. MAHOGANY The heartwood matures to a red-brown or purple-brown colour. The wood has a high and golden lustre. Quarter sawn Mahogany is reported to yield a ribbon, regular strip or bee’s wing. DISTRIBUTIONThe geographical range of Mahogany D’or is reported to extend from the Ivory Coast to the Cameroon, eastward through Zaire to […]
AFRICA GREEN HEART The heartwood is initially yellow to golden brown in colour, usually with a slight greenish cast. Upon exposure, the colour matures to reddish-brown. Grain is reported to be very irregular and closely interlocked, producing attractive and lustrous stripes. DISTRIBUTIONNative to West Africa, the species is reported to be common in the rainforests, […]
ASIA EBONY The species is reported to be uncommon and rare. The colour of the heartwood is usually black; in others it is black with streaks of reddish-brown. Grain is close, straight to irregular or wavy. Wood surface is reported to have a fine and even texture with metallic lustre. DISTRIBUTIONThe species is reported to […]
ASIA BRUSH BOX The Brush Bod heartwood colour varies from pink brown, red brown or grey brown to dark red. It darkens after prolonged exposure. The wood is reported to have a fine to very fine texture and to be somewhat lustrous. DISTRIBUTION Various species in genus are reported to be distributed in the Indo-Malaya […]
ASIA MERBAU Merbau is a coarse-textured timber. Yellowish to orange-brown when fresh, it turns to darken a little to a reddish-brown colour when it oxidized and aged. The grain is straight to interlocked or wavy, producing an attractive, ribbon figure on radial surfaces. Pores usually contain water soluble yellowish deposits which are conspicuous on wood […]
ASIA BURMESE IRONWOOD The heartwood is orange to reddish brown with darker streaks, featuring attractive grains which are usually interlocked or wavy. The wood is described as very hard, heavy to very heavy, with a texture that is moderately fine or medium and even. DISTRIBUTIONThe species is widely distributed in Burma, as a large tree […]
ASIA BURMESE TEAK Teak has a golden-brown colour. The freshly machined surface can be remarkably variable in colour, with unsightly blotches and streaks, but after a short period of exposure it tones down to the familiar golden-brown shade. The wood contains an oleo-resin and has an odour similar to that of leather. DISTRIBUTIONTeak is indigenous […]