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 |
Albizia, Tanga Tanga |
Suar wood (Albizia) |
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