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MERBAU

Intsia spp.

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my samples:


flooring sample and end grain


end grain closeup of the flooring sample directly above


flooring sample and end grain


end grain closeup of the flooring sample directly above

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web pics: NOTE: the colors are all over the map on this. I can only say that the ones close to my own sample are believable and consistent with the information in the fact sheet, and the others are not.


plank listed as merbau / Intsia bijuga and that has wet and dry sections


planks listed as merbau / Intsia bijuga


planks listed as merbau / Intsia palembanica


planks


plank listed as merbau / Intsia bijuga


plank listed as Intsia bijuga; I find the color completely unbelievable


planks listed as "kwila"


varnished planks


turning stock


veneer


veneer listed as merbau / Intsia palembanica. The first is listed as "light colored" and the second as "dark colored" so I assume this species has a legitimately large color range.


flooring


scales


glulam section listed as I. bijuga


end grain of a flooring plank