Teak

Teak

Origin: South and South-East Asia

Use: furniture (including garden furniture), flooring (including parquet), windows and doors, shipbuilding.

Colour: Golden yellow / medium brown

Height of tree: 30 - 40 m.

Texture: Moderately porous, large pores, vessels often with dark or light phosphoric acid salt deposits

Processing: Resistance: High rot resistance, high insect resistance

Average density at 12% moisture content: 0,64 – 0,75 g/cm3
Longitudinal shrinkage T per cent: 5.3
Transverse shrinkage R per cent: 2.6