teak - brown colour

more the brownish tinge- higher the age

no termintes infection
no expansion or contaraction
no moisture absorbtion
teak oil
leather smell of teak
grades available - A B C
A - more mature - jungle teak 40 to 80 yrs - higher density - dark colour -
construction teak
Grade B - low density - low strength
C - articially grown - 5 yrs - less grain - pale colour - fast growth - not good
quality - no teak features

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buy atleast 30 yrs old teak

dry the wood for atleat 1 year - otherwise the joints may open up
easy to work with teak
polishing also easy - good finishing after polish

DISADV

costly
natural product
low availability of good teak due to high demand and jungle teak maturing time is
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