Additional Information

Botanical Name:

Shorea SPP

Technical Features:

1. Medium to low durability, and rot progresses once fungi develops.
2. Resistance to termite attacks, but still susceptible to insect attacks.
3. High strength, very hard and very heavy.
4. Glues, stains and finishes well.

Visual Features:

1. Pale straw colour when freshly cut, and becomes reddish brown.
2. Surface easily cracks when exposed to high outdoor temperature, but the cracks may recover in lower temperature.

Usage – Indoor Use:

Not recommended for indoor use because of its instability of shrinkage and expansion.

Usage – Outdoor Use:

1. Fencing
2. Decking
3. Outdoor Furniture
4. Posts, Beams, Pergolas

Sizes of Bengkirai Available:

1. Thickness: starting from 2cm – 20cm
2. Width: starting from 6cm – 30cm
3. Length: starting from 250cm – 500cm

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Botanical Name:

Durio SPP, Neesia SPP

Technical Features:

1. Low durability, low strength and low hardness
2. Easy to work with hand and machine
3. Not resistant to termite attacks.
4. Easy to work with and finishes well.

Visual Features:

1. The colour is pink brown to deep-red brown
2. Texture is coarse and grain varies from straight to interlocked.

Usage – Indoor Use:

1. Furniture
2. Door, Window and Frame
3. Profiles and Handrail
4. Lumber Ceiling

Usage – Outdoor Use:

Not recommended unless treated.

Sizes of Durian Available:

1. Thickness: starting from 3cm – 6cm
2. Width: starting from 15cm – 30cm
3. Length: starting from 300cm – 500cm

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Botanical Name:

Cinnamomum Camphora

Technical Features:

1. Medium durability and have resistance to insect but not termite attacks.
2. Medium strength, hardness and weight.
3. Kamper has a low stability and has high shrinkage and expansion.
4. Easy to shape, glues and finishes well, holds nails and screws well.

Visual Features:

1. Light brown colour and sometimes have shades of grey and red
2. Grains can be straight, interlocked and/or wavy.

Indoor Use:

1. Furniture
2. Door, Window and Frame
3. Profiles and Handrails
4. Lumber Ceilings

Outdoor Use:

Not recommended for outdoor use.

Sizes of Kamper Samarinda Available:

1. Thickness: starting from 3cm – 8cm
2. Width: starting from 12cm – 35cm
3. Length: starting from 65cm – 500cm

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Botanical Name:

Koompassia Malaccensis

Technical Features:

1. Moderately durable.
2. High strength and hardness
3. Glues and finishes well

Visual Features:

1. The colour is orangish brown
2. It has coarse texture and grain is interlocked and wavy

Indoor Use:

1. Door, Window and Frame
2. Profiles and Handrail

Outdoor Use:

1. Light Construction Timber
2. Fencing
3. Decking
4. Outdoor Structure

Sizes of Kempas Available:

1. Thickness: starting from 3cm – 6cm
2. Width: starting from 12cm – 30cm
3. Length: starting from 300cm – 500cm

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Botanical Name:

Dipterocarpus Spp

Technical Features:

1. Medium to High Durability
2. Not a quite good insect resistance
3. Moderate to high strength
4. Low stability meaning high shrinkage and expansion.
5. Typically easy to work with hand or machine, glues well.
6. Excellent for outdoor use where stability is not of the essence.

Visual Features:

1. Colour is light to medium yellowish brown to darker reddish brown
2. Texture is medium to coarse.

Indoor Use:

1. Furnitures, Frame
2. Profiles and Handrail

Outdoor Use:

1. Fencing
2. Trailer/ Truck Decking
3. Outdoor Structure
4. Light construction.

Sizes of Kruing Available:

1. Thickness: starting from 3cm – 6cm
2. Width: starting from 12cm – 30cm
3. Length: starting from 250cm – 500cm

Additional Information:

Botanical Name:

Anisoptera

Technical Features:

1. Moderate durability
2. Moderate strength, stability and hardness
3. Very hard to dry both naturally or mechanically
4. Easy to work with hand and machine

Visual Features:

1. The colour is pale yellow when freshly processed which darkens later.
2. Texture is coarse with medium pores and the grain is generally straight.

Indoor Use:

1. Furniture
2. Door, Window and Frame
3. Profiles and Handrail
4. Lumber Ceiling

Outdoor Use:

Not recommended unless treated.

Sizes of Marsawa Available:

1. Thickness: starting from 3cm – 8cm
2. Width: starting from 12cm – 30cm
3. Length:

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Botanical Name:

Pometia Pinnata

Technical Features:

1. Moderate durability and susceptible to insect attacks.
2. Moderate strength, stability and hardness
3. Easy to work with hand and machines, and finishes well.

Visual Features:

1. Colour is pinkish brown
2. Texture is coarse and grain is straight.

Indoor Use:

1. Furniture.
2. Door, Window and Frame
3. Profiles, and Handrail
4. Lumber Ceiling

Outdoor Use:

Not recommended unless treated.

Sizes of Matoa Available:

1. Thickness: starting from 3cm – 6cm
2. Width: starting from 7cm – 30cm
3. Length: starting from 200cm – 500cm

Additional Information

Botanical Name:

Shorea PP

Technical Features:

1. Low strength but has high stability so they don’t easily shrink or expand.
2. Typically easy to work with
3. Glues, stains and finishes well
4. Excellent for indoor use

Visual Features:

1. The colour is yellow to yellow brown
2. The texture is coarse with medium to large pores.

Indoor Use:

1. Furniture
2. Door, Window and Frame
3. Profiles and Handrail
4. Lumber Ceiling

Outdoor Use:

Not recommended unless treated

Sizes of Meranti Available:

1. Thickness: starting from 3cm – 8cm
2. Width: starting from 12cm – 30cm
3. Length: starting from 130cm – 500cm

Additional Information

Botanical Name:

Intsia Spp, Intsia Bijuga, Intsia Palembanica

Technical Features:

1. Very Durable and have an excellent insect and rot resistance.
2. Excellent strength and durability.
3. Have a high density and hardness.
4. Glues and finishes well. Holds nail and screws firmly.
5. Contains gum that bleeds when exposed to water.

Visual Features:

1. Orange-brown colour when freshly cut
2. Colour becomes reddish-brown after drying both naturally or mechanically, and the colour between boards can be highly variable.
3. Small yellow mineral deposits throughout the wood which gives Merbau its natural streaks.

Indoor Use:

1. Flooring and Stair Steps.
2. Furniture
3. Door, Window and Frame
4. Profiles and Handrails
5. Lumber Ceilings

Outdoor Use:

1. Fencing
2. Decking
3. Outdoor Furniture
4. Posts, Beams, Pergolas.

Additional Information

Botanical Name:

Palaquium SPP, Payena SPP

Technical Features:

1. Low durability and susceptible to insect attacks.
2. Low hardness
3. High Stability (not easy to shrink or expand)
4. Relatively easy to work with hand and machine, finishes well.
5. Excellent for indoor use

Visual Features:

1. Colour is pale pink to reddish or purplish brown
2. Texture is moderately fine

Indoor Use:

1. Furniture
2. Door, Window and Frame
3. Profiles and Handrail
4. Lumber Ceiling

Outdoor Use:

Not recommended unless treated

Sizes of Nyatoh Available:

1. Thickness: starting from 3cm – 6cm
2. Width: starting from 10cm – 29cm
3. Length: starting from 190cm – 460cm

Additional Information:

Botanical Name:

Quercus Alba

Technical Features:

1. Highly durable and resistant to insect attacks.
2. High strength and hardness
3. Easy to work with and finishes well.
4. Has a characteristic smell that is common to most oaks

Visual Features:

1. Colour is light to medium brown with an olive cast.
2. Texture is coarse and uneven with straight grain

Indoor Use:

1. Flooring and Stair Step
2. Furniture
3. Door, Window and Frame
4. Profiles and Handrail
5. Lumber Ceiling
6. Barrels

Outdoor Use:

1. Fencing
2. Decking
3. Outdoor Furniture and Outdoor Structure
4. Boat Building

Sizes of White Oak Available:

1. Thickness: 5 ¼ inch
2. Width: starting from 3 ¾ inch – 12 ¾ inch
3. Length: starting from 8 feet – 12 feet