{"id":1890,"date":"2025-08-22T23:48:21","date_gmt":"2025-08-22T15:48:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pesaka.benamicistudio.com\/?page_id=1890"},"modified":"2025-08-22T23:52:02","modified_gmt":"2025-08-22T15:52:02","slug":"light-hardwoods-mersawa","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/pesaka.benamicistudio.com\/ms\/light-hardwoods-mersawa\/","title":{"rendered":"Light Hardwoods Mersawa"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"bde-section-1890-100 bde-section\">\n              \n  \n  \n\t    \n      <div class=\"section-background-video\">\n              <video\n          autoplay\n muted\n playsinline\n loop\n>\n        <source src=\"https:\/\/pesaka.benamicistudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/13156885_1920_1080_60fps.mp4\" type=\"video\/mp4\" \/>\n      <\/video>\n      <\/div>\n\n\n  <div class=\"section-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"section-container\"><div class=\"bde-div-1890-101 bde-div\">\n  \n  \n\t\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"bde-heading-1890-102 bde-heading\">\nMersawa\n<\/h1>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/section><section class=\"bde-section-1890-103 bde-section\">\n  \n  \n\t\n\n\n\n<div class=\"section-container\"><div class=\"bde-div-1890-104 bde-div\">\n  \n  \n\t\n\n\n\n<div class=\"bde-div-1890-105 bde-div\">\n  \n  \n\t\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"ourapproach\" class=\"bde-heading-1890-106 bde-heading\">\nMersawa\n<\/h3><div class=\"bde-text-1890-107 bde-text\">\nThe Standard Malaysian Name for the timber of Anisoptera spp. (Dipterocarpaceae). The common vernacular names applied include kijal (Terengganu), loh (Pahang), medang sawa (Peninsular Malaysia), mersawa (Peninsular Malaysia and Sarawak) with various epithets, pengiran (Sabah) with various epithets, rengkong (Pahang), sanai (Peninsular Malaysia), sepah petri (Negeri Sembilan) and terbak (Kedah, Perlis and Kelantan).\n<\/div><div class=\"bde-div-1890-108 bde-div\">\n  \n  \n\t\n\n\n\n<div class=\"bde-div-1890-109 bde-div\">\n  \n  \n\t\n\n\n\n<div class=\"bde-div-1890-110 bde-div\">\n  \n  \n\t\n\n\n\n<div class=\"bde-text-1890-111 bde-text\">\nColor : \n<\/div><div class=\"bde-text-1890-112 bde-text\">\nLight to Dark Yellow\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"bde-div-1890-113 bde-div\">\n  \n  \n\t\n\n\n\n<div class=\"bde-text-1890-114 bde-text\">\nAir-dry Density (kg\/m3):\n<\/div><div class=\"bde-text-1890-115 bde-text\">\n515-735\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"bde-div-1890-116 bde-div\">\n  \n  \n\t\n\n\n\n<div class=\"bde-text-1890-117 bde-text\">\nFamily:\n<\/div><div class=\"bde-text-1890-118 bde-text\">\nDipterocarpaceae\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"bde-div-1890-119 bde-div\">\n  \n  \n\t\n\n\n\n<div class=\"bde-text-1890-120 bde-text\">\nClassification:\u00a0\n<\/div><div class=\"bde-text-1890-121 bde-text\">\nLight Hardwood\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"bde-div-1890-122 bde-div\">\n  \n  \n\t\n\n\n\n<div class=\"bde-div-1890-123 bde-div\">\n  \n  \n\t\n\n\n\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"bde-image2-1890-124 bde-image2\" src=\"https:\/\/pesaka.benamicistudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Medium-Hardwoods-MERSAWA-min.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pesaka.benamicistudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Medium-Hardwoods-MERSAWA-min.jpeg 349w, https:\/\/pesaka.benamicistudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Medium-Hardwoods-MERSAWA-min-222x300.jpeg 222w, https:\/\/pesaka.benamicistudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Medium-Hardwoods-MERSAWA-min-9x12.jpeg 9w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 349px) 100vw, 349px\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"bde-div-1890-125 bde-div\">\n  \n  \n\t\n\n\n\n<div class=\"bde-text-1890-126 bde-text\">\nUses : \n<\/div><div class=\"bde-text-1890-127 bde-text\">\nThe timber is extremely popular as a plywood species. Other uses include light construction, door and window frames and sills (internal use only), posts, beams, joists, rafters, furniture, pallets (expendable type), packing boxes and crates, joinery, cabinet making, flooring, staircase (newel, sprandrel framing, tread, bullnose, round end and winder), tool handles (non-impact) and disposable chopsticks.\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"bde-div-1890-128 bde-div\">\n  \n  \n\t\n\n\n\n<div class=\"bde-div-1890-129 bde-div\">\n  \n  \n\t\n\n\n\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"bde-image2-1890-130 bde-image2\" src=\"https:\/\/pesaka.benamicistudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Medium-Hardwoods-MERSAWA-min.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pesaka.benamicistudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Medium-Hardwoods-MERSAWA-min.jpeg 349w, https:\/\/pesaka.benamicistudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Medium-Hardwoods-MERSAWA-min-222x300.jpeg 222w, https:\/\/pesaka.benamicistudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Medium-Hardwoods-MERSAWA-min-9x12.jpeg 9w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 349px) 100vw, 349px\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/section>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mersawa Mersawa The Standard Malaysian Name for the timber of Anisoptera spp. (Dipterocarpaceae). The common vernacular names applied include kijal (Terengganu), loh (Pahang), medang sawa (Peninsular Malaysia), mersawa (Peninsular Malaysia and Sarawak) with various epithets, pengiran (Sabah) with various epithets, rengkong (Pahang), sanai (Peninsular Malaysia), sepah petri (Negeri Sembilan) and terbak (Kedah, Perlis and Kelantan). 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