Sungkai Wood

Sungkai wood (phenomena cancascen jack) has been well known in the woodworking industry since many years ago. It is quite available a lot in Indonesia. The Sungkai trees are available in large amounts in Sumatra, Java, and Kalimantan. The wood has a very attractive appearance. It has a light base color of white to light yellow with beautiful grain. It has a strong wood grain character, but with small and shallow pores and grain texture. Some people call this wood as the Indonesian oak because of its beauty grain.
This wood has medium strength and hardness and is quite easy to process in the machinery. It can be cut, drilled, glued, and sanded without any problem. The wood is not suitable to make the products that require maximum strength. It is also considered not strong enough to withstand the outdoor weather. The use of wood for outdoor uses can still be done, but with a proper finish. With its beautiful grain, the sungkai wood is more suitable to make any wooden products that need the beauty look, such as: furniture, veneer, plywood, doors, architectural designs, etc.
 
The sungkai wood should be dried slowly. The too-fast drying will risk getting cracked and hairline problems. The wood is also susceptible to the attacking insects. The chemical treatment with the insect repellent is recommended to increase the durability of the wood.

 sungkai wood has strong grain character

Finishing for sungkai wood.

Sungkai wood has a light color, from the white color at sap wood to the light yellow brown at heartwood. It can be finished with any finish color. With proper finishing material and process, a wide range of colors and finishing models can be generated. It has nice grain and base color, then the transparent color finishing is the best choice to the sungkai wood. The natural clean look or the antique transparent finish can be used to maximize the beauty of the wood. 
The wood has fewer, small, and shallow pores. The close-pore finish can be made with a relatively easy process. The pores and grain can be filled with a one-time filler application. If we used the catalyzed coating, then we can get the close pores finish without filer application. The pinhole or bubble problem rarely happens in the finishing.

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Antique brown sungkai night stand

The solid color finish can also be easily generated for the sungkai wood, but it is not recommended. The solid color finish will block and kill the beauty of the wood grain.