Merbau wood is locally known as kwila and used for flooring, furniture, paneling, fine joinery, decorative turnery, cabinetmaking, musical instruments and specialty items.It is a very high quality durable hardwood and finishes off beautifully.
We recommend using merbau wood in colder destination climates as merbau is extremely durable in frosts and during drastic temperature changes.
GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS
Colour
The heartwood is brown-gray, brown-yellow, brown-red or black. The sapwood is light yellow. The sapwood has 5 - 7,5 cm tights. The sapwood can be differed from heartwood.
Texture
The wood texture is evenly coarse.
Grain
The grain is straight or occasionally slightly interlocked.
Touch
The wood surface is smooth.
Gloss
The wood surface is glossy.
DRYING
Merbau wood can be dried satisfactorily without incurring significant defect. Seasoning of 2.5 cm thick I. palembanica boards up to air-dry condition and humidity 15% takes 82 days respectively.
WORKING PROPERTIES
Sawing/Machining; Sawing is difficult as wood clogs saw teeth and dulls cutting edges; carbide tooling recommended.
Sanding: Sands satisfactorily.
Nailing: Good holding ability.
Finishing: Wood stains black in contact with ferrous metals or moisture.
Merbau wood is mainly used for flooring, furniture, paneling, fine joinery, decorative turnery, cabinetmaking, musical instruments, and specialty items. The wood is also a dye source.
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