Almost all varieties of Indonesian wood types can be design for making furniture on condition that the wood in question has some kind of recommended hardness. This is because hard wood is easy to process when it comes to cutting, carving and sanding among other processes. There are several types of wood that have sufficient level of hardness used in furniture creation. They include:
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Types of wood used for furniture wholesale in Indonesia
Teak
This particular type of wood is most popular in building very high-quality wholesale furniture in Indonesia. The demand for this Indonesian wood types furniture is always on the increase across the world. Teak wood species is famous for its durability and strength and can last for a very long period. It has the decorative of value associated with grain and fibre. In our company, Teak wood become our main resources to create and supply Indonesia furniture.
Mahogany
Another popular wood species for furniture making is mahogany. This wood is relatively cheaper than teak. It provides furniture of high quality making it easier for decorations and other ornaments. It is use by manufacturers when trying to save on costs of production while still getting
quality output. Posteak used this kind of wood for painted indoor furniture, and some combined with teak wood.
Oak
OAK is naturally beautiful with its white-brown colour and unique textures. It’s durable, resistance to moistures and also easy to finished. Usually, this wood used for flooring, walls, furniture. It’s good for indoor furniture, and with the modern or farmhouse design, we think it suits perfectly. Besides, you should be careful of the heavy impact of use.
Read More: How to Care For Teak Wood Outdoor Furniture
Rosewood
This type of wood is also called Sonokeling and its popularly known for its uniqueness. This wood has an original dark colour. This wood produces elegant and strong furniture due to its unique dark nature that does not require further painting. The wood contains fiber and wood grain perfect for decorations.
Acasia
Physically, Acacia in Indonesia has the appearance of teak. The colour and fibre of acacia can be mistaken for teak. This is probably why this type of
wood is popular among furniture manufacturers. The characteristics of acacia include heftiness, durability and strength.
Mango
Mango wood, not only for the fruits, the wood from the mango trees also can be cultivated into furniture, and it’s categorized as well as solid wood. The wood is not so popular for worldwide trade, but it’s characters, strong, durable and not so hard to process, which almost similar with teak but cheaper and mostly available (highly sustainable) make this wood becoming a solution for some manufacturers. With its light-golden brown colour, it suitable for household furniture with modern or classic design.
Suar Wood
Or as popularly known as monkeypod/sapwood. In recent years Suar wood has become very popular in Indonesia as it has a unique character. It has a brown color with a combination of yellow/white color. Commonly, it is used for making big tables, console tables, coffee tables, and also wood carving. Suar wood is strong enough to withstand outdoors. It is a good option for having another collection rather than teak wood.
Shorea Wood
Shorea wood or if Indonesian people call it “meranti wood”. The quality of Shorea wood which is easy to dry, durable, long lasting, hard and strong also makes it the right material for making various wooden furniture. This also makes meranti wood have a high selling price. Although it has a hard texture, meranti wood is easily formed into various pieces of furniture such as chairs, tables and cabinets.
Mirabouw (Merbau) Wood
Mirabouw wood has a high level of hardness. In addition, merbau wood is also classified as a heavy wood group, so it is very suitable for making frames from this wood material, such as doors and windows of houses. Many furniture craftsmen in Indonesia use mirabauw wood as a material for making furniture, such as tables, chairs, TV shelves, to carved decorations
Borneo Iron (Ulin) Wood
Ironwood is popular and Indonesian people call it “Ulin” wood because of its resistance to water and termites, so it is not surprising that this type of wood is known as the iron version of wood. The various color variations of ironwood make it often relied upon as a furniture material. There are ironwoods which are dark brown (ulin wax), reddish brown (ulin tando), light brown (ulin ironwood), and yellowish (ulin iron copper).
Macassar Ebony
Using Macassar ebony for the construction of buildings and home furniture is one of the material choices. Even though the price of Macassar ebony is very expensive, its excellent quality makes this wood the right choice for making houses stronger and more durable. In addition, the appearance of the house will look more attractive and look luxurious.
Kempas Wood
Kempas is a hardwood originating from Indonesia and Malaysia, to be precise on the island of Kalimantan. This wood is often the choice of very heavy construction materials such as railroad sleepers, building poles, and sometimes as a material for home furniture. Even though kempas wood is a hard wood, this wood is include in low durability wood. Therefore kempas wood is rarely use for furniture material.
wood picture source: wood-database.com
Which one is best?
In terms of finding the best, it all depends on what style furniture want to made. As for strong and durable furniture for indoor or outdoor, Teak wood is the best option, while mahogany is an option wood that used for indoor painted furniture. Hence, all types of wood have their own uniqueness and usability.
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