Meranti
Dark Red Meranti (Shorea pauciflora)
Malaysian Dark Red Meranti (DRM) is a well known timber in Europe, particularly in countries like The Netherlands, Germany, Belgium and the UK where it has gained a reputation as an excellent material for the production of high class joinery products especially door and window frames, facades and doors. Over the last 25 years these countries have been regular buyers of Malaysian DRM and it is not surprising that European architects, interior designers and specifiers who are very familiar with this reddish brown timber and its inherent ideal properties continue to recommend this timber. DRM also has the advantage that it is readily available to consumers as over the years a well established distribution system has developed to ensure that supplies can be obtained at any time. It is usually sold kiln-dried at the required moisture content, typically 12 - 14% for the European market.
The timber has good machining properties as it can be easily sawn, planed, bored or turned giving smooth machined surfaces. It also has good nailing and screw-holding properties and is easy to stain and glue. Of even more significance is its superior durability and insulation properties compared to other timbers commonly used for window frames such as Pine, Spruce, Fir, and Hemlock. Kiln-dried Dark Red Meranti is a stable timber and moves very little in service, an important requirement for joinery timber. It also meets the strength requirements and has strength properties superior or comparable to other joinery timbers.
Density: with 13% humidity has 580 to 770 KG/m3