Family - Verbenaceae
designation Botany
Tectona grandis spp.
Trademarks
Teak Asian / Burma (Eng.); African teak (Eng.); Teck (Fr.); Teak (Ing.)
Durability: durable wood. Unlikely to attack by fungi and borers.
Technological properties:
• Workability: the abrasiveness of this wood resulting from silica content may hamper their workability.
• Drying: slow but relatively easy to drive.
• Finish: Due to the oiliness covém previously experience the kind of finish, but overall allows good finishes.
• Bonding: oily nature can hinder bonding.
Main applications:
• Floors - Interior and Exterior
• Joinery
• Furniture
• Other: decorative panels; shipbuilding.