Knowing the advantages and disadvantages of ramin wood and its benefits that rarely people know

Kistang - The ramin plant is one of the plants that produces high-quality wood and is much sought after, especially in the manufacture of plywood (plywood), and thrives on the islands of Sumatra and Kalimantan.

Knowing the advantages and disadvantages of ramin wood and its benefits that rarely people know

The ramin tree is still a group in the thymelaeaceae plant family, if in Kalimantan the ramin tree is known by the people of Kalimantan itself, it is called the jamin tree.

Ramin trees usually grow in areas where the soil conditions are peaty and the weather climate is tropical like our country, Indonesia, we often find this ramin plant in swampy areas.

In addition to Indonesia, you can also find this ramin plant in Southeast Asian countries such as Malaysia and Brunei Darussalam.

Ramin trees can grow to a maximum height of up to 45 meters from the ground with a maximum diameter of logs reaching 21 meters.

Benefits of ramin wood

The ramin tree is often cut down and used by the community for its wood, which is used as the basic material for making furniture, house walls and plywood (plywood / plywood).

Ramin wood is much sought after for plywood and wood craft purposes, especially for carving and making furniture such as cabinets, chairs and tables.

Ramin wood which has a yellowish and white wood pattern with a smooth wood surface texture accompanied by bright colors that seem clean.

In addition, ramin wood also includes light and soft wood, so it is not uncommon for people to use ramin wood to be used as the basic material for light building construction and also some people look for this ramin wood to be used as a cool wood carving because the softness of the wood makes it easier to carve it and also ramin wood. Having a clean impression adds an elegant and classy impression.

Of all the uses of ramin wood, of course, ramin wood is very popular and in demand for the manufacture of plywood (plywood / plywood).

We have summarized the advantages and disadvantages of ramin wood from various sources as below.

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Advantages of ramin wood

Ramin wood is a strong wood

Ramin wood is a strong wood group with the quality of wood strength level 3 so that ramin wood can withstand a fairly heavy load. Therefore, it is not uncommon for people to use ramin wood for the manufacture of furniture such as cabinets, wooden shelves, chairs and others as the basic material.

Ramin wood has a clean wood pattern

As we mentioned above that Sanya ramin wood has a yellow and white wood pattern with a bright appearance that gives a clean and elegant appearance, it is very suitable for making plywood and wood carvings.

Ramin wood has a smooth and soft texture

As we know that ramin wood has a smooth and flat wood texture besides that ramin wood is soft so it is easy to form both for making furniture or making wood carvings.

Disadvantages of ramin wood

Ramin wood is susceptible to fungus and termites

Although ramin wood is a strong wood, but this ramin wood is not durable wood because ramin wood is easily affected by fungi and termites, therefore ramin wood is not suitable as a basic material for furniture or other buildings whose placement is outdoors (outdoors). ).

Ramin wood has an unpleasant odor.

When the ramin wood has just been cut, it will release wood sap with an unpleasant smell, even though when the ramin wood is dry, the unpleasant smell will slowly disappear by itself.

If you dry this ramin wood naturally it will take a long time, which is 70 days so if you want to speed up the drying process you can use a dry machine which takes 1 week for perfectly dry ramin wood.

That's some information about ramin wood that we have collected from several trusted sources, hopefully it will be useful for you, if you want to add it, you can comment below.

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