After Breaking down the logs the teak boards are precision stickered, stacked and air dried in the weather for a minimum of 2 months to allow the moisture content of the timber to equalize and shrink at a natural rate.  Our timber is then kiln dried.  

Case hardening as a result of improper drying damages and internally stresses the teak.  It  occurs when the timber is prematurely kiln dried with a core moisture content above 28%.  Teak MUST be equalized or semi air dried prior any kiln drying. Caused by expansion within the core when the timber is heated in a green or wet state. 

Abuse of the timber in this manner causes the outer section of each board to prematurely dry leaving the core retaining very high moisture levels.  This process further complicates the stresses within the timber as whilst the casing is shrinking, the wet core is still trying to expand.  A common cause of microscopic stress cracks (not usually visible to the naked eye) and ultimate premature failure of the timber.

 ALL OUR BURMA TEAK IS PROPERLY DRIED.  IF YOU DO NOT SEE STICKERED AND STACKED PACKS OF TIMBER DRYING AT OTHER MANUFACTURERS THEN CHANCES ARE THEY ARE NOT DRYING THE TIMBER PROPERLY, AND LIKELY, THROWING IT STRAIGHT INTO THE KILN.

Burmese Teak
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DESCRIPTION	Burmese Teak heartwood is a uniform golden brown without markings. Grain is usually straight to slightly wavy. Texture is coarse, uneven and oily to the touch, sometimes with a white glistening deposit.  Weight varies from about 38lbs to 43lbs per cu. ft.
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN	Southeast Asia (Burma, Union of Myanmar)
BOTANICAL NAME	Tectona Grandis
OTHER NAMES	Pahi, Mai Sak, Sagwan, Tekku, Sagon, Tegina, Jati Sak, Djati, Gia Thi
MECHANICAL PROPERTIES	Medium bending and high crush strength. Low stiffness and resistance to shock. Fissile and brittle with great dimensional stability. Moderate steam bending characteristics.
WORKING PROPERTIES	Medium resistance to cutting tools with a severe blunting effect. Pre-drilling required for nailing. Gluing is good on freshly planed or sanded surfaces. Fine machine dust is a skin irritant. Stains well and takes a satisfactory finish, especially an oil finish.
DURABILITY	Very durable. Resistant to insect attack. Extremely resistant to preservative treatment.
SEASONING	Dries well, but slowly. Variations in drying rates can occur in individual pieces. Standing trees are girdled and left to dry for three years before felling. Small movement.
USES	Extensively used in ship and boat building for decking, rails, hatches, etc. Furniture and cabinetmaking, flooring, garden furniture, chemical vats, fume ducts, laboratory benches, plywood, and decorative veneers.
COMMENTS	Acid and fire resistant.

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