| Often times the question of how to identify a hard | | | | wood is also more varied. In some parts there is |
| wood or soft wood turns into a small debate. | | | | wood sorrel, but if dried in direct sunlight, the color |
| Especially when the discussion is in English. There are | | | | will disappear and turn golden brown. Axial line of the |
| Hardwood and Softwood terms that have different | | | | wood is more easily seen in the West Java teak |
| meanings with the hard wood & soft wood. | | | | wood. And more dark plot, although the plots are |
| Hardwood is wood from broad-leaf trees, while | | | | also found on the East Java / Central teak. About |
| softwood is the wood of the needle-leafed trees. | | | | the density is slightly smaller and more prone to the |
| The both term is to distinguish the wood from the | | | | hair fracture. However, this type has fewer knots on |
| type of leaves. While hard wood (with spaces) is a | | | | the same level of quality. |
| hard wood in the real sense and soft wood is a soft | | | | East Java /Central Teak |
| wood. Timber that categorized hardwood does not | | | | Known have good quality. With a diameter almost |
| mean hard and timber categorized softwood it does | | | | the same, the teak of East Java / Central smoother |
| not mean the wood is soft. There is 'soft hardwood' | | | | textured and more uniform color. When the MC has |
| and there is also 'hard softwood'. | | | | reached the level below 14%, the wood becomes |
| Hard wood or soft wood? | | | | very stable. In this case the teak of West Java are |
| There is no specific method in the laboratory that | | | | sometimes still be affected by outside air. Pig wood |
| identifies hard wood or soft wood. Practically we can | | | | color differences and wood deck almost the same on |
| use the thumb nail for testing by pressing the wood | | | | both types of wood, but the composition of the pig |
| surface with thumb. The soft wood will leave scars | | | | on teak wood from East Java / central smaller. Some |
| on the wood. Deeper wrinkles were formed, meaning | | | | other differences are more detailed will be easy |
| softer wood. The hard wood will not leave scars | | | | recognized at the time directly comparing the two |
| when pressed with your thumb nail. This practical | | | | types of wood. But generally teak retains better |
| way is recommended for that people that not | | | | quality. |
| familiar with wood or just enter to the timber field. | | | | Background the Quality Difference |
| Other physical characteristics is the most soft wood | | | | Some buyers experienced teak furniture can |
| have a large pores and broken. Hard wood fiber is | | | | distinguish two types of wood and even specifically |
| more oval-shaped or spiral, which means the bond | | | | negotiated prices based on timber type. Then what |
| between the pore is stronger. At the time of | | | | kind of background that makes them different? |
| execution can also be seen the difference the hard | | | | There are no official reports from the authorities or |
| wood and soft wood. Hard wood will look smooth | | | | the competent organizations of these differences, at |
| and slippery after processed by crab machines | | | | least here are some indicators that we can review: |
| although yet in sanding machine. | | | | 1. Soil Fertility |
| Between West Java Teak and East Java / Middle | | | | Forests in which the teak grown in West Java has a |
| Teak generally is the most durable wood and has a | | | | structure more fertile so that the tree growth slightly |
| high selling value in the furniture business. Beside a | | | | faster than the land on the border of Central Java |
| smooth texture, teak wood has good durable class. | | | | and East Java which contains lime. Faster growth |
| The largest source teak is on the Java Island, | | | | allows the pores larger. |
| precisely in the East Java area and the border | | | | 2. Mountains |
| between East Java and Central Java, precisely in | | | | Mountainous land also helped grow the teak without |
| Cepu town and the surrounding area. In the furniture | | | | interference in the formation of a tree trunk. |
| industries that use teak as the main raw material, | | | | 3. Tree age |
| teak was known as West Java, East Java, or Central | | | | With less fertile soil, the trees in the area of Central |
| Java teak. In West Java, are concentrated in the | | | | Java / East needs more time to get the same |
| teak forests around Ciamis town. | | | | diameter with the type of West Java. |
| Why is there a term and how can we tell? | | | | Currently the volume and capacity of teak in Java |
| According to the source and the existing experience, | | | | begins to decline, the government through officer |
| west Java teak likely less costly than the teak that | | | | reforestation has started to explore teak forests |
| comes from forests in East Java / Central. And these | | | | planted by people in the area of Sulawesi. But with |
| differences can reach high values enough even | | | | the land structure differences, the quality of teak |
| significant. | | | | wood from Sulawesi are still far less well than that of |
| West Java Teak | | | | the island of Java. The average small diameter |
| The wood pores larger and fat, the color of the | | | | (25-30cm) and there are many wooden eye/knots. |