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Light Hardwood

Light Hardwood

Durable Light Hardwood in Temperate Regions

Include all the relatively light weight and soft timbers with density ranging from 400 to 720 kg/m3 air dry (or at 15% moisture content).

Name
Family
Color
(Heartwood)
Air-dry Density
(kg/m3 )
FAMILY
Shorea spp.
COLOR (HEARTWOOD)
Red colored variant with dark uniform color
AIR-DRY DENSITY (KG/M3 )
Varies
Suitable for joinery, furniture, high class interior finishing, flooring, decking, panelling, partitioning, mouldings, skirtings, fancy doors, door frames and sills, staircase (angle blocks, rough bracket and tread), plywood, railway sleepers, posts, beams, joists, rafters, pallets (expendable type), vehicle bodies (framework, floor boards and planking), ship and boat building (keels, keelsons, framework and general planking), cooling tower (non structural members) and other light constructional works.
FAMILY
Shorea curtisii
COLOR (HEARTWOOD)
Medium red
AIR-DRY DENSITY (KG/M3 )
450-550
Commonly used for windows. Also suitable for joinery, furniture, high class interior finishing, flooring, decking, panelling, partitioning, mouldings, skirtings, fancy doors, door frames and sills, staircase (angle blocks, rough bracket and tread), plywood, railway sleepers, posts, beams, joists, rafters, pallets (expendable type), vehicle bodies (framework, floor boards and planking), ship and boat building (keels, keelsons, framework and general planking), cooling tower (non structural members) and other light constructional works.
FAMILY
Guttiferae
COLOR (HEARTWOOD)
Light brick-red
AIR-DRY DENSITY (KG/M3 )
350-610
Suitable for decorative works, joinery, furniture, cabinet making, counter tops, panelling, mouldings, interior finishing, ornamental items, clogs, plywood, particleboard, wood-wool cement-board, pencil manufacture and staircase (apron lining and handrail).
FAMILY
Burseraceae
COLOR (HEARTWOOD)
Red-brown
AIR-DRY DENSITY (KG/M3 )
495-980
Suitable as a general utility timber for posts, beams, joists, rafters, medium heavy structures, railway sleepers, vehicle bodies (framework and floor boards), planking, cladding, plywood, tool handles (non-impact), particleboard, flooring, furniture, packing boxes and crates as well as pallets (expendable and permanent light duty types).
FAMILY
Sterculiaceae
COLOR (HEARTWOOD)
Yellow-brown / light brown
AIR-DRY DENSITY (KG/M3 )
515-755
Very suitable for interior finishing, panelling, mouldings, cabinet making, joinery, furniture, plywood and staircase (apron lining, handrail and sprandrel framing). It is also suitable for posts, beams, joists, rafters, pallets (expendable and permanent light duty) and cooling tower (non structural members).
NAME
FAMILY
Sapotaceae
COLOR (HEARTWOOD)
Light red
AIR-DRY DENSITY (KG/M3 )
400-1075
High class decorative works and interior finishing such as panelling, mouldings and partitioning. Other uses include joinery, flooring, decking, staircase (angle block, rough bracket, baluster, balustrade, carriage, handrail, riser, stringer, tread, bullnose, round end and winder), columns (light duty), plywood, pallets, beams, rafters, joists (light duty), door and window frames and sills (internal use only), vehicle bodies (planking), ship and boat building (keels, keelsons, framework and general planking), railway sleepers and tool handles (impact).
FAMILY
Shorea platyclados
COLOR (HEARTWOOD)
Deep red brown
AIR-DRY DENSITY (KG/M3 )
550-700
Commonly used for decking. Also suitable for joinery, furniture, high class interior finishing, flooring, panelling, partitioning, mouldings, skirtings, fancy doors, door and window frames and sills, staircase (angle blocks, rough bracket and tread), plywood, railway sleepers, posts, beams, joists, rafters, pallets (expendable type), vehicle bodies (framework, floor boards and planking), ship and boat building (keels, keelsons, framework and general planking), cooling tower (non structural members) and other light constructional works.
FAMILY
Shorea pauciflora
COLOR (HEARTWOOD)
Deep red
AIR-DRY DENSITY (KG/M3 )
500-650
Commonly used for staircases. Also suitable for joinery, furniture, high class interior finishing, flooring, decking, panelling, partitioning, mouldings, skirtings, fancy doors, door and window frames and sills, plywood, railway sleepers, posts, beams, joists, rafters, pallets (expendable type), vehicle bodies (framework, floor boards and planking), ship and boat building (keels, keelsons, framework and general planking), cooling tower (non structural members) and other light constructional works.
Pine Horizon Sdn Bhd is currently one of the fastest growing timber suppliers in Malaysia. We are a one-stop center from logging to providing complete logistics solution for a wide variety of timber species throughout Malaysia and the continents of North America, Europe, Africa, Asia and Australia.

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