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  Why Teak
 

Teakwood is prized for its durability, strength, and warm golden brown color. Over the centuries, no other wood has shown itself to be the equal of teak in a marine environment. Its durable, weather resistant, and repels insects and fungus attack without the need for preservatives. Its common applications in the marine environment are swim grids, decking, and boat appliances and furniture.

Teak has superior renewability; it can weather untouched and uncovered for years, yet can be easily brought back to its original golden brown color with little effort. True Burma teak has a narrow, yellow/brown sapwood, which darkens over time. Its grain can be straight or wavy, and often has dark veining throughout its length. Its texture is rough and coarse, but mills to a fine, oily finish, and once sanded, is soft and velvety to the touch. Teak is very strong and durable, and in its natural state, needs no oiling or finishing other than light sanding and cleaning. We recommend Bristol Finish™ to bring back the beautiful colors of the wood

Native to India, Burma, Thailand and Indochina, teak is harvested in plantations within its natural range, as well as in tropical areas of Africa and Latin America.

The wood used by Teak Marine is certified by the Ministry of Forestry, Union of Myanmar (Burma). This certification is an assurance that the product has been produced from a source which practices sustainable forestry.

Did you know?

  • The governments who harvest the majority of the wood also participate in reforestation programs?
  • Indonesia, one of the largest suppliers of teak to the world, plants more teak than it harvests in an effort to increase the future available yield.
Tecotna Grandis

Teak, common name for a tall, deciduous timber tree, of the verbena family. The tree, which attains a height of about 100 ft/30m, is native to India and the Malay Archipelago and is cultivated in the Philippine Islands,Java, Burma, Thailand and Indochina. Teak is harvested in plantations within its natural range, as well as in tropical areas of Africa and Latin America. The bluish to white flowers are arranged in terminal panicles, or clusters.

In late summer, the tree blossoms, producing great airy panicles of mauve and white flowers with pink calyces high on its topmost branches. These are followed by dry, papery brown fruits. It is from these seeds that the Teak tree naturalizes in the tropics, but elsewhere it is propagated from shoots which grow at a great rate, up to 10ft/3m in two years.

Because of its durability and strength, teakwood is used throughout the world as lumber in shipbuilding. In the tropics, the wood is used primarily for the construction of furniture; teak furniture has been known to resist the attacks of insects and the corrosive effects of weather for hundreds of years.

Teak is one of the finest timbers available to work with due to its value as a material of outstanding durability, strength, light weight and beautiful appearance.

Scientific classification: The teak tree belongs to the family Verbenaceae. It is classified as Tectona grandis. The African teak, or African oak, is classified as Oldfieldia africana.

Teak comes from tekka, the tree's old name in southern India, and it grows wild in open monsoonal forests all over southern Asia. The drooping leaves are deciduous, furry, and up to 3ft/1m long and half as much across.

 

  
 
 
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