Handicrafts, Furniture and Decor from Bali, Indonesia

Information on Wood from Bali: Suar

Suar or Rain Tree [Samanea saman]…
…brown, hard wood — favored wood of importers outside of the tropics because the crisscrossed, interlocking grain keeps the wood from cracking when moved to drier climates. It can be finished to a fairly high gloss.