| Merbau is a popular
timber for joinery applications in Europe,
Australia. Its grain and
growth ring figure together with its dark red-brown
color gives it a very attractive appearance which is
suitable for high class joinery including door and
window frames and facades. The timber is also used for
interior paneling, strip and parquet flooring and other
decorative uses. Merbau is a very hard timber with a
truly special beauty.
FAMILY
Caesalpiniaceae.
OTHER COMMON NAMES
Ipil, Quila, Lumpha, Lumpho, Tat-talun, Vesi.
ORIGIN
Indo-Malayan region, Philippines, Indonesia, Australia
and western Pacific islands.
APPEARANCE
Good appearance and typically free of defects. Heartwood
is yellowish to orange-brown when freshly cut, darkening
to medium to dark red-brown on exposure. Sapwood is pale
yellow, sharply defined from heartwood. Liable to stain
in contact with iron and bleeds in wet conditions, so
recommended for outdoor use. The surface is smooth,
glossy and coarse-textured. Grain varies from straight
to interlocked or wavy. One of the distinctive
properties of this wood is that the surface of the
boards may have yellow flecking in the pores; thus, when
finished, the wood may appear almost flecked with gold,
producing a ribbon figure on radial faces.
DENSITY AND BUOYANCY
Janka hardness is 1925, 49% harder than Red Oak (1210
Janka). Average weight is relatively heavy at 50
lbs./cu. ft. Specific gravity is .68, making this wood
fairly buoyant.
DRYING AND SHRINKAGE
Dries well and fairly rapidly, stated to be lacking in
resilience. Low movement and shrinkage.
WORKABILITY
This wood gums saw teeth and dulls cutting edges, so
sawing is difficult. Carbide tools recommended. It sands
and finishes well and has good holding ability. Contact
with moisture or iron and ferrous metals can stain the
wood black.
DURABILITY
Heartwood durable with little degrade. It has excellent
dimensional stability and is highly resistant to
termites.
PRESERVATION
Highly impermeable, does not require any preservative
treatment.
USES
Suitable for paneling, flooring, furniture, decorative
woodwork, cabinets and millwork.
GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS
This Asian hardwood is ideal for projects that demand
high quality. It ranges in color from yellow to
orange-brown when freshly milled, and bronze to dark-red
upon exposure to light. Some pieces may contain yellow
deposits in the pores, which creates an attractive gold
fleck when finished.
Meridian
Collection offers:
- high durability and stability
- hardness rated 49%
higher than northern red oak
- moderate color
variation
- sands, nails and
finishes well
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