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Wood Types

What type of wood is this? that is a common question!

Common wood types in Indonesia:

Mahogany wood Scientific Name: Swietenia Hardness: 425 kg Often used for Furniture	Jempinis Wood Scientific Name: (Similar to China-berry) Melia azedarach Hardness: 500 Kg Often used for wood carving
Rubberwood Scientific Name: Hevea brasiliensis Hardness: 500 Kg Can be used for Furniture, but need treatment to avoid insect attacks	Albizia, Tanga Tanga Scientific Name: Albizia spp. (A. ferruginea, A. versicolor) Hardness: 500 Kg Often used for wood carving
Suar wood (Albizia) Scientific Name: Samanea saman Hardness: 500 Kg Often used for wood carving	Teak Wood Scientific Name: Tectona grandis Hardness: 550 Kg Often used for Furniture, and wood carving
Angsana (Asian Rosewood) Scientific Name: Pterocarpus indicus Hardness: 700 Kg Often used for Furniture	Coffee Wood Scientific Name: Coffea Hardness: 700 kg
Rosewood (Palisander Wood) Scientific Name: Dalbergia latifolia Hardness: 800 Kg Often used for Furniture	Bengkirai Scientific Name: Shorea laevis Ridl. (Syn. S. laevifolia Endert), Hardness: 900 Kg Often used for Flooring and housing
Bamboo Scientific Name: Bambusoideae Hardness: 900+ Kg Often used for Flooring, Housing and Furniture	Palmwood (coconut wood) Scientific Name: Cocos nucifera Hardness: 900 Kg Often used for Flooring, Housing and Furniture

Janka scale of hardness
Is a test where a 12mm steel ball are pressed halfway into the wood.

The Janka wood Scale