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Kumbuk / Arjuna

Terminalia arjuna

Grey-brown to warm tan with fine dark pores and subtle movement.

Botanical family
Combretaceae
Average dry density
Not assigned — identity requires confirmation
Janka hardness
Not available for confirmed identity
Native distribution
Indian subcontinent
Grain & texture
Generally straight to irregular; coarse to medium

Original photograph © Mokurei Studio · physical timber held in the studio collection. Identification supplied by the studio; reference properties are not individual sample measurements.

Material character

A broad-grained tropical timber with understated shifting tones.

Notable applications

Construction, furnishings and utilitarian timberwork.

Of particular interest

The arjuna tree is also culturally familiar in South Asia for its bark.

Workshop note

Density and Janka withheld pending a clear reference on comparable dried timber.

Wood identification is provided by the Mokurei Studio collection, not independently laboratory-verified. Technical figures are reference averages, not measurements of the photographed piece; they vary with provenance and moisture.
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