Timber

Geographical area: North America
Durability Non-durable: For Internal use only
Appearance: white to pale yellow, typically straight grain with coarse texture
Grade: FAS/F1F
Typical spec: 2.1m + longer, 120mm + wider
Density: 660 kg/m³ average
Uses: internal joinery, striking tool handles
Also available: FSC certified, 225mm + wider stock

Geographical area: Central Europe
Durability: Non-durable For Internal use only
Appearance: white to pale brown, typically straight grain with coarse texture
Grade: Prime
Typical spec: 2.1m + longer, 120mm + wider
Density: 690 kg/m³ average
Uses: internal joinery, striking tool handles
Also available: Ripped to width, 250mm + wider stock, sorted for colour, surfaced

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Geographical area: Southeast Asia
Durability: Very durable
Appearance: Yellow to brown colour and has a paler sapwood. Its moderately fine
and even texture presents an interlocked grain, which produces a stripe
figure on the radial surface. Resin pockets may also be present.
Grade: Standard and better, PHND (pin hole no defect)
Typical spec: 1.8m+ longer, 100mm+ wider
Density: 980 kg/m3 (can vary by 20%)
Uses: Decking, Marine or freshwater construction. Heavy structural use.

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Geographical area: Central Europe
Durability: Non-durable For internal use only
Appearance: ranging from whitish to pale brown (unsteamed) to reddish brown (steamed), no restriction on colour
Grade: Prime
Typical spec: 2.1m + longer, 100mm + wider
Density: 670 kg/m³ average
Uses: internal joinery, furniture, turnery, domestic flooring door casings
Also available: Ripped to width, surfaced

Geographical area: Central Europe
Durability: Non-durable For Internal use only
Appearance: pale brown to reddish-brown, usually straight grain with a fine, even
texture
Grade: Prime
Typical spec: 2.1m + longer, 100mm + wider
Density: 670 kg/m³ average
Uses: internal joinery, furniture, turnery, domestic flooring including door casings
Also available: Ripped to width, surfaced

Geographical area: Central Europe
Durability: Non-durable For Internal use only
Appearance: whitish to pale brown, usually straight grain, with a fine, even texture
Grade: Prime
Typical spec: 2.1m + longer, 100mm + wider
Density: 670 kg/m³ average
Uses: internal joinery, furniture, turnery, domestic flooring
Also available: Ripped to width, surfaced

Geographical area: North America
Durability: Moderately durable For internal use only
Appearance: heartwood ranges from reddish-brown to deep red, sapwood whitish to
light pink. Grain is close and straight with a fine, even texture
Grade: FAS/F1F – 90/80
Typical spec: 2.1m + longer, 120mm + wider
Density: 690 kg/m³ average
Uses: interior joinery, furniture, flooring
Also available: FSC Certified

Geographical area: Europe
Durability: Durable
Appearance: Heartwood is creamy white or yellowish brown, not clearly demarcated
from the white sapwood. It has a fine, even texture.
Grade: Prime
Typical spec: 1.8m+ longer, 100mm+ wider
Density: 560 kg/m3
Uses: Veneer, furniture, plywood, interior trim and turned objects.

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Geographical area: Central Europe
Durability: Slightly durable
Appearance: Medium brown colour
Grade: Prime
Typical spec: 1.8m+ longer, 100mm+ wider
Density: 560 kg/m3
Uses: Furniture, turnery and woodware.

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Geographical area: South America
Durability: Durable to moderately durable
Appearance: Light pink to dark red, generally straight grained with a medium to fine
texture
Grade: Prime
Typical spec: 2.1m + longer, 100mm + wider
Density: 575kg/m3
Uses: Interior and exterior joinery, cladding, flooring, mouldings
Also available: Fixed width stock, laminated engineered sections

Geographical area: Western Africa
Durability: Durable
Appearance: Yellow to light yellow-brown, fairly straight grain occasionally interlocked
with a medium to fairly coarse texture.
Grade: FAS
Typical spec: 2.1m + longer, 100mm + wider
Density: 540 kg/m³ average (can vary by 20% or greater)
Uses: Furniture, interior and exterior joinery

Geographical area: South and Central America
Durability: Very durable
Appearance: An extremely dense, tight grained wood. Generally a deep rich brown
with some pieces displaying red and amber hues.
Grade: FAS
Typical spec: 1.8m+ longer, 100mm+ wider
Density: 960 kg/m3 – 1200kg/m3
Uses: Flooring, decking, mouldings, furniture, exterior joinery.

Geographical area: Western Africa
Durability: Very durable
Appearance: Yellow-brown to brown, deepening to dark brown with exposure to light, usually
interlocked and occasionally irregular grain with a fairly coarse but even texture
Grade: FAS
Typical spec: 2.1m+ longer, 120mm + wider
Density: 660 kg/m³ average
Uses: Interior and exterior joinery, boat building, construction, marine work
Also available: FSC Certified, fixed width stock

Geographical area: Far East
Durability: Non-durable
Appearance: The wood is creamy yellow in colour, and there is no difference
between the heartwood and sapwood. The texture is moderately fine
and even. The grain is straight and lustre is low.
Grade: Select and better
Typical spec: 1.8m+ longer, 100mm+ wider
Density: 470 kg/m3
Uses: Sculpture / pattern making, wooden shoes, picture frames & drawing boards.

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Geographical area: West Africa
Durability: Non-durable
Appearance: The timber is cream in colour, sometimes with a greyish tint. The
texture is coarse and the grain interlocked.
Grade: FAS
Typical spec: 1.8m+ longer, 100mm+ wider
Density: 590kg/m3
Uses: The main application of Koto wood is as a veneer on chipboard panels.

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Geographical area: Central Europe
Durability: Non-durable For internal use only
Appearance: White or pale yellow, turning light brown on exposure, grain is straight
with a fine, uniform texture
Grade: Prime
Typical spec: 2.1m + longer, 120mm + wider
Density: 540 kg/m³ average
Uses: Turnery, carving (rocking horses etc.) , pattern making
Also available: Ripped to width

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Geographical area: Far East (Sabah)
Durability: Moderately durable
Appearance: Medium to dark reddish brown, with white resin streaks, typically
interlocked grain with coarse texture.
Grade: Select and better
Typical spec: 2.1m + longer, 150mm + wider
Density: 670 kg/m³ average (can vary)
Uses: Exterior and interior joinery, flooring, boatbuilding

Geographical area: North America
Durability: Non-durable For internal use only
Appearance: Creamy white, usually with a reddish tinge, grain straight, occasionally
wavy or curly with a fine and even texture
Grade: FAS, no 1 and 2 white
Typical spec: 2.1m + longer, 120mm + wider
Density: 720 kg/m³ average
Uses: Interior joinery, heavy use flooring, furniture, sports goods
Also available: FSC Certified

Geographical area: Far East
Durability: Moderately durable
Appearance: Dark brown to deep red, typically interlocked grain with coarse texture.
Grade: Select and better
Typical spec: 2.1m + longer, 150mm + wider
Density: 670 kg/m³ average (can vary)
Uses: Construction, interior and exterior joinery, shopfitting, moderate use flooring
Also available: Fixed width stock

Geographical area: West Africa
Durability: Moderately durable
Appearance: Yellow to orangish brown; colour tends to darken with age. Movingui
frequently exhibits figured grain patterns such as mottle or ripple.
Grade: FAS
Typical spec: 1.8m+ longer, 100mm+ wider
Density: 720 kg/m3
Uses: Veneer, cabinetry, furniture and flooring.

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Geographical area: North America
Durability: Durable (not suitable for exterior joinery due to low m/c)
Appearance: Pale yellow-brown to mid brown, often with a pinkish tint, typically
straight grain with medium to coarse texture
Grade: FAS/F1F
Typical spec: 2.1m + longer, 100mm + wider
Density: 690 kg/m³ average
Uses: Furniture, cabinet making, internal joinery, construction, flooring, whisky vats
Also available: FSC Certified, Parallel ripped, Superior grade, 225mm + wider stock

Geographical area: Central Europe
Durability: Durable
Appearance: Yellowish brown, grain usually straight but can vary with growth conditions,
texture is medium to coarse
Grade: Prime (QFA/QF1)
Typical spec: 2.1m + longer, 120mm + wider
Density: 670 kg/m³ average
Uses: Joinery, furniture, flooring, cladding
Also available: Quarter sawn, rift sawn, ripped to width, 250mm + wider stock , 4.2m +

Geographical area: North America
Durability: Non-durable
Appearance: Pink to pale reddish brown
Grade: FAS/F1F
Typical spec: 1.8m+ longer, 100mm+ wider
Density: 770 kg/m3 average
Uses: Interior joinery, skirtings/architraves, furniture and flooring.

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Geographical area: West Africa
Durability: Non-durable
Appearance: White to pale straw colour
Grade: FAS
Typical spec: 1.8m+ longer, 100mm and wider
Density: 380 kg/m3
Uses: Drawer sides, cabinets, coffins

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Geographical area: West Africa
Durability: Moderately durable
Appearance: Medium to fairly dark reddish brown, features a well-marked stripe,
grain interlocked and occasionally wavy with a fine texture
Grade: FAS
Typical spec: 2.1m + longer, 150mm + wider
Density: 640 kg/m³ average
Uses: Interior/exterior joinery, shopfitting, furniture, moderate to high traffic flooring
Also available: FSC Certified, fixed widths

Geographical area: Europe
Durability: Non-durable
Appearance: Creamy to yellow white, usually straight grain with fine and even
texture.
Grade: Prime
Typical spec: 1.8m+ longer, 100mm+ wider
Density: 610 kg/m³ average
Uses: Interior joinery, turning
Also available: Surfaced, ripped to width

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Geographical area: Asia
Durability: Very durable
Appearance: Golden brown, darkening on exposure to light, occasionally figured
with dark markings, typically straight grained, sometimes wavy
Grade: FEQ
Typical spec: 1.8m + longer, 150mm + wider
Density: 640 kg/m³
Uses: Internal joinery, interior and exterior furniture, domestic flooring, boat decking
Also available: Quarter sawn, mini-decking, margins, fixed width scantlings

Geographical area: North America, Canada
Durability: Non-durable
Appearance: Variable in colour, from cream to olive green.
Grade: Select and better
Typical spec: 2.1m + longer, 120mm + wider
Density: 510 kg/m3 average
Uses: Internal joinery, furniture
Also available: FSC Certified, 250mm + wider stock

Geographical area: West Africa
Durability: Durable
Appearance: Reddish to purplish brown, stripe is broader and more irregular than
sapele, interlocked irregular grain with a medium and more open texture
Grade: FAS
Typical spec: 2.1m+ longer, 120mm + wider
Density: 660 kg/m³ average
Uses: Interior and exterior joinery, furniture and cabinet work, construction
Also available: FSC Certified (limited availability)

Geographical area: North America
Durability: Moderately durable For internal use only
Appearance: Sapwood paler in colour and clearly demarcated from the rich dark
brown to purplish black heartwood, usually straight grained
Grade: FAS/F1F
Typical spec: 2.1m+ longer, 100mm + wider
Density: 640 kg/m³ average
Uses: Interior joinery, high quality furniture, flooring
Also available: FSC Certified

Geographical: area Europe
Durability: Moderately durable (heartwood only)
Appearance: Rich chocolate brown to a purplish black. straight grain, but can be
wavy with a fine and even but coarse texture.
Grade: A & B
Typical spec: 1.2m + longer, 100mm + wider
Density: 640 kg/m³ average
Uses: Joinery, furniture
Also available: FSC Certified, ripped to width, surfaced, 250mm + wider stock

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Geographical area: Central Africa
Durability: Moderately durable
Appearance: Dark brown, fairly straight grain with medium to coarse texture.
Grade: FAS
Typical spec: 1.8m+ longer, 100mm+ wider
Density: 880 kg/m³ average
Uses: Joinery, flooring, furniture.