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Burma padouk
Botanical Name: Pterocarpus macrocarpus
Burma padouk is the best all-round timber. Chief uses are for heavy construction and buildings. It makes a decorative flooring and has a high resistance to wear; an excellent parqueting timber. It can be made into beautiful furniture and is used also in high class joining works. Fancy turnery, carvings, tool and knife handles, and decorative cabinets can be made out of this wood. The burls of this wood are highly ornamental and esteemed for decorative cabinet works and smoking pipes. In Myanmar, it is also used for under framing of vehicles and for shafts. It is also good for use in contact with the ground and is popular for veneering.
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