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Know the value of plantation wood

Specie

Acacia in Vietnam

There are a few stages of production of acacia
That will determine its contribution to the local economy

Planting area
Area of coverage in hilly northern part of Vietnam ensure economic viability of acasia as a raw material

Multiple cycles of harvest have demonstrated the value for the landowner

The processing into convenient size board has enable value for the timber mill, kiln drier, and trader

The rise of port closer to the country town has added stability to the economic value of acacia

It has cut down logistic cost for the whole of the acacia product range

It means the acacia in Vietnam has value for the whole range of downstream processes
down to the chips at the last stage

Can this acasia model be suitable for other countries?

Very unlikely

Vietnam is ideal for this at the moment

Others can plant of course

But the crunch is whether there are multiple cycle of planting and usage to generate positive economic benefits

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Specie
Acacia

How acacia wood is used

20mmx1200mmx2400mm finger jointed board is the most versatile.

It can be size to make cabinet and general

Furniture just like plywood

The advantage of acacia over normal plywood
Is it is a plantation wood

Plywood are normally made from forest trees

Acacia can be side exposed as it is

Plywood sometimes required edge to be cover by solid wood strip or veneer for aesthetic reason or prevent moisture caused deformation or delamination bcos it is multiple thin layer

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Acacia

Hardly any part of the tree is not used.

The small section van be shredded and sold as wood chips.

Nothing is actually wasted

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Plantation wood
Acacia

We finger joint and butt glied into
20mmx1200mmx2400mm
Standard board unless otherwise specified and order placed.

Mostly exporrted out of Vietnam

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Specie
Acacia

Planted and available in Vietnam

Like all wood
Acacia is first sawn to specified sizes for sticker space and Kiln dried.

Next process is planing.

In our case we finger joint the planed wood to length of 2400 mm

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Specie
Acacia

Available in commercial quantity in Vietnam

There are multiple cycles of planting and

Harvesting to provide the wood working industries the sustainable supply to generate
Income.

For the acacia based economy to thrive,
The planters, wood proceesors, and the final buyers must all generate positive imcome to keep the industry going.

There must be economic benefit to the country evonomy from the industry.

Practical use of wood

Small wood product

Butt laminated wooden board

Plain before oiling or Lacquer

Wooden stools

300mm wide, 18mm thick

Set of stools designed to nestle into a single

Stool space

The largest will also function as a coffee table

The whole set easily fits into any car trunk

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Product made of

Wood or wood fibre

In general requires a protective coating againgst dirt dust or Stain from everyday use

The oldest and still most attractive wood coating are the most close to nature

One is straight forward wood oil from the sap of some of the most valuable wood like
Teak and Tung tree

Claim of teak oil on the market is nearly all tung oil

The main reason is the commercial quantity available from teak and tung is big

Another reason is tung oil as a penetrative protection for wood may in fact be superior

However teak will always known to most as the best wood and oil

Tung oil is not widely known for marketing and brand value reason

Here we will leave teak and tung oil for another occasion

Here we show another centuries old traditional
Protective coating that is even more valuable if apllied by a skilled and experienced hand

Shellac is a tree bark derivative from trees

Only certain tree specie of course

The shellac flakes are dissoved in good quality
Spirit equivalent to commercial alcohol
In ratio of choice as it will determine number of coats application and effect on colour of wood

Of course each wood specie has a different color response to shellac

The resulting coats after drying and sanding
Is the best in term of Appearance and durable surface to scratch and wear and tear

It is an expensive process nowadays

But it is something worth paying for for furniture well made from good wood

Traditional use of wood

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Long bench made of hardwood

There is no other materials that can remotely come close to wood for this application

Wood is simply superior here

The warmth of wood is ideal for seating indoor or outdoor

It is simply better in look as well as use

Total Wood for wood products

Specie : red rosewood

Solid full slab table top

Solid table legs

Parts oiled before Assembly

Wood specie

Hardwood which is durable and shows unique attractive grain structure

Red rosewood

Natural strong tone feature

Suitable mainly for quality furniture

Here we show case this beutiful timber

In the works

Table legs to design

Before oiling

Sturdy structure as table legs should be

Plantation timber

Specie : acacia

Dining table clear lacquer

Specie, : pine

Chairs in painted radiant pink

Eight seater set