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Teak, Burmese Teak, Djati, Rosawa
Botanical Name: Tectonia Grandis
Source: Native to Burma, Thailand, Laos and Cambodia.
Supplies from plantations in many other countries.
Availability: Continuously available.
Air Drying Density: 680 kg/m3
Characteristics: This is a most durable species and
mostly is oiled for interior and exterior uses. It is a rick
brown colour that is first green off the saw.
Traditional Uses: Ships, floors and general construction.
Furniture, joinery, carvings and buildings.
Generation-4 Timber Top specification:
Even though teak is mostly oiled it takes the Generation-4
finish well.
The Generation-4 finish
presents a dense but flexible, low maintainance finish which
is waterproof, acid and heat resistant.
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