Kwila Hardwood Timber
Attractive gold to reddy brown coloured timber which will age to driftwood grey if left to weather.
Kwila hardwood timber. Kwila instsia spp is a south east asian tropical hardwood used for extensively for decking in nz. Visit us today for the widest range of structural timber products. Covid 19 update to customers our metropolitan melbourne stores will remain open for trade customers only. The wood is hard and heavy.
It is susceptible to tannin bleed appearing as a red brown stain. Overview kwila is a high quality strong and durable hardwood. It is reddish brown in colour and offers class 1 durability in above ground applications for outdoor use. Kwila is hard wearing easy to work with and has good strength durability and excellent stability.
It has become popular in new zealand and australia where it is in high demand for decking outdoor furniture and high quality interior finishing s. It is highly versatile due to its stability when sufficiently dried and is commonly used in cabinetry joinery construction marine and outdoor applications. From east africa to southeast asia and australia. It has a rich dark brown colour with flecks of yellow often noticeable.
Narangba timbers range of hardwood timbers includes ironbark spotted gum blackbutt kapur new guinea teak and mixed hardwoods merbau kwila timber is very durable kwila or merbau is known for its durability. Kwila is suitable for superior joinery including staircase materials handrails and posts. Check out our range of merbau kwila structural timber products at your local bunnings warehouse. Kwila aka afzelia borneo teak hintzy madagascar ipil philippines ironwood uk merbau indonesia is a tropical hardwood mainly found in indonesia new guinea and some south pacific islands.
It offers superior durability and is termite and rot resistant. 51 lbs ft 3 815 kg m 3 specific gravity basic 12 mc 68 82. Available in dressed boards. Merbau timber also known kwila is a hardwood native to the indo pacific region.
Kwila is a naturally oily wood with high tannin content. We encourage retail customers to use our click deliver or drive. Kwila has a hardness factor of 8 6 compared with other popular timber species such as jarrah 8 5 and teak 4 5. Kwila heart wood is yellow brown brown or dark red red brown turning to a dark red brown with age.
130 200 ft 40 60 m tall 4 5 ft 1 2 1 5 m trunk diameter.