The name teak is often given to timbers that are not true teak and care should be taken to distinguish between such timbers and true teak .
CONTRIBUTORS - WOOD WORKS
The name teak is often given to timbers that are not true teak and care should be taken to distinguish between such timbers and true teak .
The aesthetic qualities , strength and durability of teak make it hugely popular the world over .
TIMBER DRYING SCHEDULE FOR TEAK ( tectona grandis )
Supplied by H-P Stöhr , Timber Drying Institute ( timberdrying @ mweb . co . za )
Dry Bulb temperatures (° C ) and Relative Humidity (%) at the following Timber Moisture Contents
Drying schedule no .
Green 40 % 30 % 18 % to final DB RH % DB RH % DB RH % DB RH %
5 60 59 65 46 65 34 75 38
DB = Dry bulb temperature , RH = Relative Humidity Please note : Drying schedules only serve as a guide to the kiln operator , with the response of the timber to the drying condition being the criterion .
REFERENCES AND SOURCES
1 . Flynn , J H and Holder , CD ( ed ). 2001 . A Guide to Useful Woods of the World . Forest Products Society , Madison , WI
2 . Prospect Database . 1997-2004 . Oxford Forestry Institute , Department of Plant Sciences , University of Oxford
3 . Wiselius , SI . 2005 . Hout Vademecum , Sdu Publishers , The Hague , Netherlands
4 . Titmuss , FH . 1965 . Commercial Timbers of the World . The Technical Press Ltd , London
5 . BOLZA E & KEATING , WG . 1972-2000 . African Timbers : The Properties , Uses and Characteristics of 700 Species . Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation ( CSIRO ), Division of Building Research , Melbourne , Australia
6 . U Sein Maung Wint . Trade and Marketing of Teak Wood and Products . Ministry of Forestry , Yangon . FAO Document Repository
7 . World Teak Conference . 25-30 March 2013 . Bangkok , Thailand . Sharing Our Planet : Teak Model Development towards the Improvement of Mankind
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