Why is teak wood so expensive?

Question

Hi, just wondering why teak is costly, and what qualities the wood has compared to others, thanks

Answer 1

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teak

Answer 2

Rosewood is a type of mahogany and some of the toughest wood in the world is mahogany. It is dense, heavy, strong. I have mahogany furniture that is nearly 100 years old and it is still as beautiful as the day it was made. Teak is more contemporary. It is also less expensive. And, if you ever want to sell the furniture, the rosewood will find a larger pool of buyers with deeper pockets (I had to GIVE away a teak stereo bench when I moved some years ago!) Teak is a wood that comes in and out of fashion. Mahogany never goes out of style. Rosewood is so named because it smells like roses when it it being cut. It is a lighter colour than what we think of as traditional mahogany, more reddish. It is difficult to damage. The only thing teak has going for it that rosewood does not is that it is weather resistant, which is why it is used for patio furniture and boat decks. I am thinking this feature probably does not matter for a bed... Teak is a more "casual" wood than rosewood, which is used in formal furnishings and is also common in old Chinese pieces. Personally, I'd go for the rosewood. It is a rich, beautiful wood, sturdy and it ages wonderfully.

Answer 3

Is Teak A Hardwood

Answer 4

The finest teak is from Burma (Myanmar), Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, and Vietnam. The trees are widespread in the jungle and it is a major effort to get them to a river for transport to a sawyer, They are dried and oiled over 2 to 3 years, then sawed into usuable sized shapes, then transported. While teak is a beautiful wood, Sau wood is even nicer but a bit more expensive. If you compare the price of fine hardwoods, such as zebrawood, ebony, teak, sau, and fine American hardwoods such as black walnut, burl maple, elm, hickory you would not see a tremendous difference. Teak is used in houses in Thailand for flooring for its richness and its hardness, and in ships for its durability.

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Why is teak wood so expensive?
Hi, just wondering why teak is costly, and what qualities the wood has compared to others, thanks

Answer 6

We had a teak face mask back in the 60's...it's a rare wood, very hard and durable and comes from foriegn countries.

Answer 7

maybe coz the trees where it comes from are more rare these days..ion the 60s and 70s alot of teak was used..so they probably are running out..and it take alot of years for a tree to grow reading for cutting

Answer 8

It's a hard wood that has a great finish and durability. Water resistant too.

Answer 9

80 years to mature to the size for harvesting. Also only grows in Certain tropical countries.

Answer 10

to my knowledge, it is because these trees are only found in particular forest and need hundreds of years to be developed in a manner that they may be used for lumber. But maybe its just myth fabricated by importers whom are getting rich off of our ignorance