Product Overview
These Balau Hardwood has a unique light and pale heartwood. It has a distinctive brushed streaked grain. Balau is part of the Shorea family and is known for its hardness. Balau is a very hardwood that can be used for heavy duty flooring, construction, utility furniture, framing and boat construction. NAME : Balau, Shorea Obtusa OTHER COMMON NAMES : Thitya, Phchok, Chik, Mai Teng, Mai Nua Keng. FAMILY Dipterocarpaceae JANKA HARDNESS 1780 (Very hard wood) CUTS AVAILABLE : Outdoor decking, planks, square cuts, round cuts, sawn lumber, logs. FEATURES Heartwood light to deep brown with brush stroke streaked grain. Ideal construction, roofing, flooring and boat building material. TYPICAL USES General construction, boatbuilding, furniture components, flooring, railroad crossties, joinery, turnery.
These Balau Hardwood has a unique light and pale heartwood. It has a distinctive brushed streaked grain. Balau is part of the Shorea family and is known for its hardness. Balau is a very hardwood that can be used for heavy duty flooring, construction, utility furniture, framing and boat construction. NAME : Balau, Shorea Obtusa OTHER COMMON NAMES : Thitya, Phchok, Chik, Mai Teng, Mai Nua Keng. FAMILY Dipterocarpaceae JANKA HARDNESS 1780 (Very hard wood) CUTS AVAILABLE : Outdoor decking, planks, square cuts, round cuts, sawn lumber, logs. FEATURES Heartwood light to deep brown with brush stroke streaked grain. Ideal construction, roofing, flooring and boat building material. TYPICAL USES General construction, boatbuilding, furniture components, flooring, railroad crossties, joinery, turnery.