The term "tropical wood" is used to summarise woods that originate from tropical and subtropical forests in Central and South America, Asia and Africa. The best-known tropical woods include mahogany, teak and bangkirai. The high demand for these tropical woods and the massive logging associated with it mean that these valuable tropical woods are now often hard to find. For this reason, other, less well-known tropical woods, so-called substitute woods, are increasingly becoming the focus of economic interests. What is so precious about tropical woods?
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‌As the trees in the tropics form few to no branches as they grow towards the light, their trunks grow extremely evenly and are, to a certain extent, "knotless". In the humid climate of the tropical rainforests, trees have to constantly defend themselves against countless fungi and parasites. The trees therefore store a large number of defence substances that protect the wood and give it the appropriate colour and hardness. This makes the wood durable, weather-resistant and hard-wearing.
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‌We mainly use acacia, iroko, merbau sipo, suar and teak for our tables.
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