What wood do we use?

Teak Wood

Teak wood is our mostly used wood as furniture. What is teak? Teak is a tropical hardwood tree that is a large, deciduous tree that occurs in mixed hardwood forests. Teak has small, fragrant white flowers arranged in dense clusters (panicles) at the end of the branches. These flowers contain both types of reproductive organs (perfect flowers). The large, papery leaves of teak trees are often hairy on the lower surface. Teak wood has a leather-like smell when it is freshly milled and is particularly valued for its durability and water resistance. The wood is used for boat building, exterior construction, veneer, furniture, carving, turnings, and other small wood projects.

Teak wood is sustainable Materials

Our teak hard wood furniture with low water content is certified to have been sustainably harvested from the Perum Perhutani forestry reserve (a state owned forest enterprise). All your wooden furniture purchase will include V-Legal (Wood Legal Certificate). Indonesia is one of the majority of commercially harvested teak is grown on teak plantations controlled by Perum Perhutani  that manages the country’s forests.

Why teak wood is expensive? Because teak is valuable both for it’s beauty, natural weather resistant and its durability. All woods contain oils that protect the tree. Teak’s natural oils make it useful in exposed locations, and make the timber termite- and pest-resistant. Teak is durable even when not treated with oil or varnish. When dried to a proper moisture level — around 10 percent of its original content — the oils and rubber weatherproof the wood.

The oils also protect the wood from dry rot, which is a common problem in older wooden furniture. What’s more, the oils and rubber protect the heart of the wood from invaders like fungi and parasites that can destroy other woods. Protecting wooden furniture from such intruders requires applications of weatherproof oils and treatments; not so with teak. Timber cut from old teak trees was once believed to be more durable and harder than plantation-grown teak. Studies have shown that plantation teak performs on par with old-growth teak in erosion rate, dimensional stability, warping, and surface checking, but is more susceptible to colour change from UV exposure. As it weathers over time, the wood goes from a honey brown color to a slivery gray.

Reclaimed Teak Wood

Since the best wood furniture made from teak comes from mature trees, it can take around 80 years before a teak tree planted today is harvested for wood. Because of this, and because teak is such an excellent wood material, old teak is often reclaimed — for example, from old structures slated to be torn down — and given new life as furniture.