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Heavy Hardwood

Heavy hardwood is a dense, durable timber ideal for construction, flooring, and heavy-duty applications. With exceptional strength and resistance, it offers long-lasting, reliable performance.

KEKATONG

 

The sapwood is not well-defined. The heartwood is red-brown or claret red in color and is attractively straked with lighter colored layers and often has a small brown-black core wood.

uses: Suitable for all heavy and medium construction, posts, beams, door and window frames, tool handles, heavy-duty flooring and parquet flooring. The attractive darker portion of the core wood can be used for decorative purposes such as wall paneling.
 

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KERANJI

 

The sapwood is well-defined and white to yellowish white in color. The heartwood is gold-brown or red-brown weathering to dark brown

uses: Suitable for heavy construction, interior finishing, paneling, parquet flooring, strip flooring, handles for striking tools, police batons and heavy-duty flooring.

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PENAGA

 

The sapwood is not well-defined. The heartwood is red-brown or claret red in color and is attractively straked with lighter colored layers and often has a small brown-black core wood.

uses: Suitable for all heavy and medium construction, posts, beams, door and window frames, tool handles, heavy-duty flooring and parquet flooring. The attractive darker portion of the core wood can be used for decorative purposes such as wall paneling.

Medium Hardwood

Medium hardwood offers a balance of strength and workability, making it ideal for furniture, flooring, and construction. It provides durability, stability, and a smooth finish, suitable for various applications.

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KASAI

 

The sapwood is lighter in color and not sharply not defined from the heartwood, which is pink, red or red-brown.

uses: Suitable for beams, posts, joists, rafters, door and window frames, boat construction, tool handles, plywood, heavy-duty flooring, furniture and interior finishing.

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KELAT

 

The sapwood is not well-defined from the heartwood, which is light brown, pink-brown, red-brown or purple-brown with a grey tinge.

uses: Suitable for posts, beams, joists, rafters, door and window frames, bridges, wharves and agricultural implements.

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KEMPAS

 

The sapwood is well-defined yellow in color. The heartwood is pinkish when fresh and darkening to a bright orange-red or deep brown.

uses: Suitable for heavy construction, railway sleepers, transmission posts, beams, joists, bridges, wharves, fence posts, piling, parquet and strip flooring, paneling, heavy-duty furniture, heavy-duty pallets, boxes, crates and tool handles.

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KERUING

 

The sapwood is well-defined and grey-brown in color. The heartwood is red-brown or purple-red weathering to a dark-red brown.

uses: Suitable for heavy and general building construction, bridges, harbor works, railway sleepers, transmission posts, framework of wagons and wagon flooring, container flooring and truck bodywork.
 

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KULIM

 

The sapwood is light yellow in color and is moderately well-defined from the heartwood, which is dark purple-brown to dark red-brown.

uses: Suitable for medium construction, posts, beams, joists, rafters, door and window frames, bridges, salt water piling, keels and framework of boats, railway sleepers, transmission posts and flooring.

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PAUH KIJANG

 

The sapwood is lighter in color and is only moderately well-defined from the heartwood, which is yellow-brown with a slight green tinge. A dark grey-brown striped core is found in some logs.

uses: Suitable for heavy construction, bridges, beams, joists, rafters and trusses, railway sleepers, high class paneling, heavy-duty furniture, cabinets and parquet flooring.
 

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PERAH

 

The sapwood is light yellow-brown and is sharply defined from the heartwood, which is dark brown with a red tinge and streaked alternately with lighter and darker stripes.

uses: Suitable for heavy and medium construction, railway sleepers, parquet flooring, fence posts and tool handles.

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SIMPOH

 

The sapwood is lighter in color and merges gradually into the heartwood, which is red-brown, sometimes with a purplish tinge, darkening on exposure.

uses: Suitable for posts, beams, joists, rafters, transmission posts, railway sleepers, door and window frames, stair treads ad stringers, flooring, frames and bottom boards of boats. The attractive silver figure makes it suitable for sliced veneer, interior finishing and furniture.

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TUALANG

 

The sapwood is well-defined. Heartwood is reddish brown to deep brick red-brown when fresh, weathering to a deep chocolate brown.

uses: Suitable for heavy construction, posts, beams, joists, heavy-duty pallets, parquet and strip flooring, paneling and heavy-duty furniture.

Light Hardwood

Light hardwood is versatile and easy to work with, offering a good balance of strength and flexibility. It is commonly used for furniture, interior fittings, and decorative applications, providing a smooth finish and natural appeal.

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JELUTONG

 

The sapwood is not differentiated by color from the heartwood, which is creamy white yo plate straw in color.


uses: Used extensively for the manufacture of pencils; also suitable for battery separators, toys, drawing boards, picture frames, cabinets, dowels and brush handles.

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KEDONDONG

 

The sapwood is usually lighter colored but not sharply defined from the heartwood. However, in Santiria Griffithi and S. Rubiginosa, the sapwood is well-defined. The heartwood varies in color from light yellow inn Canarium Apertum to yellow-green-brown in S. Griffithi and S. Rubiginosa  to the common light reed-brown and deep red-brown of the other species.

uses: Suitable as a general utility timber for planking, cladding, plywood, flooring, furniture, packing cases, pallets and general carpentry work.

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NYATOH

 

The sapwood is moderately well defined from the heartwood which is deep pink-reed or red-brown.

uses: Popularly used for furniture; also used for high class decorative interior finishing and cabinet-making, paneling, partitioning, moldings, strip and parquet flooring, boat decking, veneer, plywood and pallets.
 

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SEPETIR

 

The sapwood is clearly defined from the heartwood, which is brown with a pink tinge and darkening on exposure. A core wood, which is streaked with layers of darker colored to almost black wood, is often developed.

uses: Suitable for furniture, cabinet-making, and plywood manufacture. The streaked material is highly valued as decorative timber and is used for interior finishing, joinery, paneling, high class cabinets and furniture; also suitable for light construction, general planking, flooring, packing cases and pallets.

Mix Hardwood

Mixed hardwood is a blend of various wood species, valued for its durability and cost-effectiveness. Ideal for pallets, packaging, and construction, it offers a sustainable and versatile solution for industrial use.

Sawdust

Sawdust is fine wood particles produced during cutting or grinding. It is commonly used for biomass fuel, animal bedding, composting, and industrial applications, offering a sustainable and eco-friendly solution for various industries.

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