Bangkirai Wood Floors:
Country
origin: Indonesia
Description:
Bangkirai Wood Floors
Appearance: The sapwood of bangkirai is a light pale brown, while
the heartwood is more brownish-yellow in color. The species has a
straight or interlocked grain and is smooth and glossy in texture
Properties: Bangkirai wood floors are hearty, durable exotic wood species,
somewhat durable in its exposed form with regards to decay. The wood
remains smooth under friction and is reported to have no odor. Bangkirai
requires care in drying as splitting and cracking is known to occur.
Botanical
name: Shorea laevis
Hardness: 1798
as compared to: Red oak- 1260 & N maple- 1450
(Janka chart)
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