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Tectona grandis
Teak
A globally trusted hardwood, prized for its natural water resistance and stability — equally at home in boatbuilding, exterior construction, and fine furniture.
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Teak carries a distinctive, leather-like scent when freshly milled — one of the small signals of a wood built to last. It's particularly valued for its durability and natural water resistance, which has made it a longstanding favorite for boatbuilding and exterior construction, alongside veneer, furniture, carving, turning, and detailed project work. It's a moderately heavy wood with genuinely solid dent and scratch resistance, yet remains easy to work with standard tools. What really sets it apart is its dimensional stability: very low tangential and radial shrinkage means Teak resists warping and twisting even as humidity and temperature shift — a rare combination of workability and long-term reliability.
At a glance
- Burmese Teak
- Plantation Teak
At a glance
- Origin
- Introduced/plantation-grown in Guatemala and Central America (native to South & Southeast Asia)
- Category
- Indoor Furniture · Outdoor Furniture
- Best for
- Furniture, carving, small projects
- Working properties
- Easy to work despite solid hardness. Very low shrinkage (5.3% tangential, 2.6% radial), resisting warp and twist across changing climates.
Spec sheet
Physical-mechanical properties
Published physical-mechanical values for Tectona grandis at 12% moisture content (ITTO Tropical Timber species database).
Basic density
530 kg/mu00b3
Air-dry density (12% MC)
610 kg/mu00b3
Bending strength (MOR)
1,005 kgf/cmu00b2
Stiffness (MOE)
108,000 kgf/cmu00b2
Compression parallel to fiber
458 kgf/cmu00b2
Compression perpendicular to fiber
75 kgf/cmu00b2
Radial shear strength
111 kgf/cmu00b2
Janka hardness - side
489 kgf
Janka hardness - end grain
481 kgf
Where it's used
Built for the demanding jobs
01 — Furniture
Indoor & outdoor furniture
02 — Flooring
Premium hardwood flooring
03 — Musical Instruments
Tonewood & musical instruments
04 — Marine
Marine decking & boat building
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