MAHOGANY (Swietenia mahagnonia)

• Very fine and highly recommended types of wood for quality furniture
• Relatively expensive
• Reddish-brown to deep red coloring
• Durable, long lasting wood
• Attractive wood grain
• Less likely to warp when exposed to sunlight
• Good water resistant properties
• Highly resistant to wear and tear
• Stains and polishes well
• It gives a rich luxurious finish
• Due to hardness it is also highly recommended for doors

SHEESHAM/ TAHLI (Dalbergia sissoo)

• Commonly name Indian Rose wood.
• Known for its strength, class and beauty
• It is not just popular in Pakistan; it is also popular throughout the world.
• Golden brown or dark brown in color.
• Looks glossy when polished
• Due to its elastic and flexible nature, it is an ideal wood for furniture,
• Its ability to endure high quality after polishing
• It is perfect wood for beautiful furniture
• It is less resistant to moisture

ROHIDA (Tecomella undulata)

• Also known as, honey tree, desert teak, marwar teak (English)
• It is mostly found in Thar Desert regions of India and Pakistan.
• Rohida wood is dense grained, sturdy, yet light weight
• The wood is prized equal to Teak
• It is soft, durable and takes a good polish
• It takes a fine finish after polish
• Highly valued for making engraved furniture

Rohida wood is used in constructing fantastic wooden articles

DEODAR/DIYAR/DIYAL (Himalayan Cedar)

• National tree of Pakistan
• It looks astonishingly alluring when polished properly.
• Deodar is in great demand as building material because of its durability, rot-resistant character and fine, close grain, which is capable of taking a high polish.
• It is considered as the strongest of the conifers.
• It is the most important soft wood of Pakistan found in the Himalyan ranges
• It is yellowish brown in colour.
• It is durable and show resistance against the attack of fungi.
• Slight more Expensive than other types of wood
• Straight, fine and even grains ensure a smooth texture
• Good moisture and heat repellent properties
• Its heartwood is strong and durable due to natural preservatives in it.

WALNUT/AKHROT (Juglans)

• Walnut wood is hard, heavy, and resilient, capable of resisting warping and suffering very little shrinkage.
• The grain is irregular but typically straight with a medium texture. The end grain is semi-porous with distinct growth rings.
• Walnut is a tough hardwood of medium density, with moderate bending and crushing strengths, and low stiffness. It has a good steam-bending classification
• Heartwood can range from a lighter pale brown to a dark chocolate brown with darker brown streaks.
• Mainly used for the production of luxurious interiors and exclusive furniture, interior paneling and cabinetry

It has good moisture resistance capability

TEAK (Tectona grandis)

• Teak is also known as Sagwanin Pakistan and India.
• Exceptionally strong and durable, cannot last for generations in a wide variety of climates with zero maintenance
• Highly recommended for cabinets and furniture due to Glossy look.
• It has a great appearance and natural insect and decays resistance properties
• It has better tendency to resist moisture.
• Teak wood is a very heavy and dense wood. It has a high weight to volume ratio
• Does not absorb moisture during monsoon season,
• Widely used for doors and window fittings.
• Quite rare and it can be a very costly option.

Kail (Local pinewood)

• Local pine wood is known as Kail
• Moderately hard, durable and close grained.
• Kail wood possesses too many knots in it.
• This wood is commonly found in Himalayas of India.
• The timber is straight grained with a fine texture.
• The colour varies form creamy-white to pale yellow-brown, closely resembling.
• Pakistani kail is a good and economical wood, though its availability is not as common as it used to be due to which its price has also increased.
• Kail Pine is commonly used in furniture making, joinery, doors and windows also Veneer, plywood, sheathing, sub flooring, boxes, crates, posts/poles, interior trim, cabinetry, and construction lumber.
• The timber kail wood is acknowledged for durability
• It is more suitable for paint and enamel finishes than for polish work.

It has low stiffness and resistance to shock loads, with medium bending and crushing strengths.

Meranti Wood/ Red Meranti (S. curtisii)

• It is commonly known as Philippine mahogany
• Native tree to Indonesia (Kalimantan, Malaysia, Singapore, and Thailand, and can also be found in the Philippines.
• The wood is a dark reddish brown with white resin streaks and a coarse texture.
• The grain is normally interlocked or crossed, and has a moderately coarse texture.
• Good strength and hardness that Offers resistance to decay and insect attack.
• Meranti is also very affordable compared to other kinds of hardwoods
• It is a very versatile and durable timber for indoor applications
• It’s used for

The moderately durable timber is commonly used for plywood, interior furniture, molding, structure, furniture, cabinets, window and door trim, veneer, and boat-building.

Mango

• Mango is brown in color
• It is widely used as an economical wood for making doors, packing cases, toys and inferior furniture.
• Mango is a hard wood with dense grains, so it has enough strength to support the weight needed for heavy chairs and tables
• The versatility of the medium strength, and the high malleability
• Despite its rigidity, mango wood is quite flexible, resilient and easy to work with tools
• It has natural anti-parasitic capacity, and thus mango wood is rarely attacked by common insects.
• Mango wood is waterproof, which increases its reliability and durability.

Is highly resistant to water, which makes this wood highly appreciated for making kitchen utensils.

PARTAL, FIR, PALUDAR (White Pine)

• An evergreen tree having light and soft wood with an average weight
• occurs naturally in North Western hilly areas
• It is strong and hard, and is highly resistant to decay.
• Commonly available in Pakistan
• Very economical, best for tight budget
• Creamy white when first cut but turn to light brownish with age
• Partal is very light and soft wood.

It is mostly used for windows and door panels, railway sleepers, planking for floors and ceiling

ASH WOOD (Fraxinus)

• Ash Wood has a typically straight grain and light-brown hue
• Very attractive and gives uniform look.
• The length of an adult Ash tree varies from 35 to 40 meters.
• Ash is also known as firewood. It has low moisture content.
• Neither cheap nor too expensive
• Imported from US and Canada
• Moderate crushing and bending strength
• It less likely to shrink or swell
• Smooth to touch and has open grains with brown streaks
• It is extremely flexible without losing its strength
• One of the unique properties of ash wood is that it has shock resisting density and hardness while also staying relatively lightweight
• It is well used for interior and dry space, generally popular for making furniture, flooring, doors, cabinetry, architectural molding, millwork, tool handles, sports parts, turnings, and many more.

CHIR PINE (Pinus roxburghii)

• Chir pine is widely planted for timber in northern Pakistan, India and Nepal.
• This is a large tree reaching 30–50 m with a trunk diameter of up to 2 m
• Resistance to degradation

Mostly used for making different patterns, carvings and designs on door panels and furniture.

HEMLOCK

• Western hemlock is an evergreen tree from North America.
• Known as Shekran in Pakistan.
• Growing from 30 to 50 meters tall trees
• Moderately light in weight,
• Moderately hard
• Coarse grained and uneven in texture
• Readily absorbs moisture

Generally preferred for light framing, sheathing, subflooring, and roofing, ladders, paneling, crates, pallets and packing cases