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- Perfect for furniture and cabinets
- Good value for money
- Straight interlocked grain
- High resistance to warping or twisting
- Comes from South east Asia
- Standard varnish or oil will enhance the grain
- No resistance to insects
- needs to be regularly varnished
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- Very consistent
- Contains high levels of tannin making it less resistant to rot
- Has been used for thousans of years
- Naturally water resistant
- Less prone to warping and shrinkage.
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- Commonly known as blue gum,Eucalyptus and grands gum
- Straight grain with fine texture
- Moderately durable wood
- Usually laminated for optimal results
- Pale/yellow in colour and grain interlocked
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- Also Known as Muninga or African Teak
- Grown in South Central Africa
- Extremely stable and easy workability making it a great choice for furniture
- Not on the threatened species list
- Very little shrinkage
- Used for furniture ,boat building and veneer
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- Moderately durable
- Colour is a light pinkish brown
- Does darken over time
- Not on the threatened species list
- Very durable and resistant to rot and decay
- Reddish finish
- Strainers often used to accentuate the look
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- Harder thank Oak
- Less resistant moisture
- Grown in Europe and Asia
- Often used for cricket bats and hockey sticks
- Commonly used for furniture, flooring and doors
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- Colour highly variable but tends to be golden or reddish brown
- Moderately durable
- Not a threatened species
- Commonly used for veneer,furniture musical instruments
- Great for coffee tables
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