Spices Introduction

Rubberwood is the timber of Hevea brasiliensis or "Rubber Tree". This type of trees is planted mainly for the yield of rubber latex.

The trees start yielding latex after 5- 7 years of planting. However, after 20 to 25 years, the trees cease to produce latex at an economic level and are necessarily felled as part of replanting operations. Previously the felled trees were of low commercial value and mainly used as firewood, but today, due to technological developments,we can convert what was going to waste into wood that has the properties of hardwood and can be used for almost any purpose. Therefore this wood can be categorised as eco-friendly in the sense that we are now using what was going as waste.

Rubberwood once treated acquires the properties of traditional hardwoods and is comparable to Teak Wood. As of today, rubberwood has become one of the most popular timbers for making furniture.Consequently, it gives hope and trust to a person using wooden furniture that he will not have to face the guilt of contributing to the destruction of our planet, since a properly planned process of felling is undertaken, there is no hazard to the environment and the supply is sustainable.

The Malaysian government had taken the initiative and was successful with the initial export of

rubberwood as a sawn timber and as timber products (mainly furniture components). Rubberwood from a valueless timber almost fifteen years ago, is now one of the major resource for making furniture for export and for the production of panel products such as particleboards, fibreboards (MDF), woodfibre cement-bonded particleboards, plywood and other products.

We, at Triswift Designs Sdn. Bhd. endeavour to provide our customers with highest quality eco-friendly wood at the cheapest rate.

 

Product data bulletin

 
APPEARANCE
Colour : Creamy white to yellowish brown.
     
Structure : Uniform, with excellent 'timber' feel.
     
Texture : Moderately coarse but even.
     
Grain pattern : Mostly straight to shallowly interlocked. Cross section shows vague concentric markings which resembles growth rings. These marking combined with the large vessels in structure give an attractive appearance.
 
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
Density at 12% m.c. : 600-620kg/m³
     
Relative Density : 0.63 - 0.66 (moderately heavy timber)
     
Volume Shrinkage : Negligible and comparable to Dark Red Meranti
Tangential - 1.4%, Radial - 1%
     
Compression Strength    
(Parallel to Grain) : 32 N/mm²
     
(Perpendicular to Grain) : 4.69 N/mm²
Bending Strength
(modulus of rupture)		 : 66 N/mm²
     
Sheer Parallel to Grain : 11 N/mm²
     
Modulus of Elasticity : 9240 N/mm²
 
WORKING PROPERTIES
Durability : Resistant to many fungal, bacterial and mould attacks can also be made resistant to other specific susceptibilities.
     
Gluing : Good gluing characteristics and high bonding strength, compatible with almost all industrial grade adhesives.
     
Machining : Easy to saw, machine, plane, turn and bore. The resultant surfaces are fairly smooth.
     
Wood bending : Moderate wood bending properties. With a 25mm thickness, the bending radius is approximate 500mm. After setting, the bends are very stable.
     
Staining : Due to its light colour and uniform structure, the wood can be stained easily to any design colour and finish.