Veneer Merbau 0.56 mm

Merbau comprises about 7 to 9 different species, which, however, hardly differ from each other. In addition, merbau is very similar to the wood species doussie/afzelia in structure, colour and properties. The wood has a reddish brown colour with copper reflections. It is a coarsely structured wood with only a few, very large, scattered pores.

Trade names and other names

German: Merbau
 English: Merbau, Intsia
 French: Merbau, Hintsy
 Italian: Merbau
 Spanish: Merbau
 Dutch: Merbau
 Portuguese: Merbau

Available veneer thicknesses

0.56 mm, other thicknesses on request

Occurrence

Merbau is widespread in Southeast Asia.

Trunk and bark

The tree reaches a height of 7 to 25 metres and a diameter of 0.8 to 1.50 m, usually up to 15 m knot-free. Often with high reaching root attachments (tension-backed).

Characteristics and wood colour

Merbau is a coarse-textured wood with few, very large scattered pores. Merbau has a reddish brown colour with copper reflections and darkens when exposed to light.

Literature:
Wood atlas edition 3 by Wagenführer/Scheiber 1989.
Wood science volume 1-3 by H.H. Bosshard 1982