MOKUREI COLLECTION / ORIGINAL PHOTOGRAPHMOKUREI STUDIO / SPECIMEN 012
Teak
Tectona grandis
Golden medium-brown heartwood that darkens into a calm, warm patina.
- Botanical family
- Lamiaceae
- Average dry density
- 655 kg/m³ (≈12% MC)
- Janka hardness
- 1,070 lbf
- Native distribution
- South & Southeast Asia; plantations worldwide
- Grain & texture
- Usually straight; occasionally wavy
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
Natural oils and low movement in service have made teak valued for demanding environments.
Notable applications
Boat decking, marine joinery, furniture and refined domestic objects.
Of particular interest
Teak is famous not for extraordinary hardness, but for the combination of durability, relative stability and natural oils.
Workshop note
Mineral deposits may dull cutting edges; responsible plantation sourcing should be documented.
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.