MOKUREI COLLECTION / ORIGINAL PHOTOGRAPHMOKUREI STUDIO / SPECIMEN 053
Merbau
Intsia spp. (I. bijuga / I. palembanica)
Orange and warm brown fields punctuated by small mineral flecks.
- Botanical family
- Fabaceae
- Average dry density
- 815 kg/m³ (≈12% MC)
- Janka hardness
- 1,840 lbf
- Native distribution
- Southeast Asia and the western Pacific
- Grain & texture
- Interlocked, often with a coarse surface
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
Tough, stable decorative hardwood that darkens attractively with age.
Notable applications
Flooring, fine cabinetry, heavy joinery and furniture.
Of particular interest
Small yellow mineral deposits in the pores are a useful feature of many merbau boards.
Workshop note
Merbau is a trade group with multiple Intsia species. Typical values reflect group references, not a measured specimen.
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.