KWILA
DESCRIPTION
White or pale yellow, Brown, dark brown or golden brown, yellow deposits, Leathery odour.
RECOMMENDED USES
Heavy construction; flooring, sills, boat building, bridge & wharf superstructure, decking, steps, truck bodies, crossarms, carving, turnery, posts, poles, furniture, bench & counter tops, switchboards, joinery, cabinet works, interior fittings, decorative veneer, panelling, artifacts, sleepers.
HOPEA
DESCRIPTION
Pale brown, Brown to dark brown, Vertical canals.
DESCRIPTION
Straw, Yellow brown to dark brown, Vertical canals.
RECOMMENDED USES
Heavy construction; wharf & bridge superstructure, flooring, poles, piles, posts, boat building, scantling, panelling, window and door framing, sills, external cladding, steps, rails, decking, beams, vehicle construction, sleepers, crossarms, tool handles, billiard cue butts.
General construction; light framing, crossarms, sleepers, decking, furniture, joinery, window sills, turnery, stair cases, cabinet work, panelling, window & door frames, flooring, boat building, slippers, poles, posts, piles.
ROSEWOOD
DESCRIPTION
White to pale yellow, Red-brown, golden brown or blood red, Ripple marks, Fragrant odour.
RECOMMENDED USES
Furniture, cabinet work, joinery, boat building, rifle butts, veneer, plywood, flooring, decorative panelling, native artifacts, knife handles, carpenter’s levels, drawing instruments, joinery, musical instruments.
MERSAWA
DESCRIPTION
Pale yellow, Yellow- brown, purple or rose streaks, Resinous odour, Siliceous, Vertical canals.
RECOMMENDED USES
General construction; moulding, flooring, veneer, plywood, window frames, vehicle bodies, interior finish, furniture, joinery, lining, decking, tool handles, sleepers.
TAUN
DESCRIPTION
Pink, Pinkish-brown or dark red-brown, Pink and white deposits, contains saponin
RECOMMENDED USES
General construction; panelling, sailing, domestic flooring, veneer, joinery, furniture, cabinet work, boat building, spars, mouldings, interior finish, dowels, turnery, door and window frames, fibreboard, billiard tables, tool handles.
VITEX
DESCRIPTION
Pale yellow, Grey-brown to brown, Leathery odour.
RECOMMENDED USES
Heavy construction; boat building, crossarms, bridge and wharf decking, turnery, flooring, joinery, carvings, artifacts, furniture, cabinet work, window sills, stair treads, plywood, sleepers, heavy decking, cladding, lining, piles, posts, poles, bearings