A Sustainable and Eco-friendly Choice

Five Species:

Tectona Grandis

India

Myanmar (Burma)

Malaysia

Indonesia

Thailand

Tectona Hamiltoniana

Myanmar (Burma)

Tectona Philippinensis

Philippines

Tectona australis

Tectona ternifolia

Or Burmese Teak:

grows wild on mainland

Southeast Asia

grows wild in Indonesian

and Malaysian Islands

Did early traders transport

seedlings to:

Indonesia?

Malaysia?

• Durable

• 70 year lifespan

• All weather wood

• Requires Little Maintenance

• Brush with salt water

• Natural non-slip surface

• Don’t sand

• Anti-fungal

• Anti-septic • Natural rubber compounds and oils

in the wood

25 years to minimum

useable maturity

Ancient Asians build

ships and palaces

Old growth forests

begin disappearing

Buildings

Palaces

Monasteries

Houses

Furniture

Doors

Bridges

Docks

Sailing Vessels

Ships

Dhows

Boats

Outrigger Canoes

Decorative Carving

Geometric shapes

Fruit, flowers, animals

Statuary, idols

Shenandaw Monastery

Fragment of Golden Palace

Jewel of Muscat

Furniture

Tables

Desks

Chairs

Beds

Doors

Decorative Carving

Sailing Vessels

Ships

Boats

Docks

Trains

Sailing Vessels Like

The Parramatta Teak Plantations Planted

Vimanmek Palace Built Exclusively of Teak

Train Cars Made From Teak

Craftsmen paid a living wage

Supports their way of life

Cultural cohesion

Specialized skills passed on from parents to children

Can buy necessary tools

Perceived ownership in protecting source of

materials (government supervised plantations)

Minimizes illegal logging activities

Limits wastefulness

Quality Teak

• Sustainably and

• Legally Harvested

Local

Crafts-

men

• Make a good living wage

• Support their families

• Pass on their skills

Quality Control

• Community

• National

• International

Imported From Jepara

Quality Shower

Furniture Sustainably harvested

Durable, long-lasting wood

Non-slip

Anti-fungal properties

Anti-septic properties

High quality construction

Color-coded for ease of

assembly

Cottage Industry Crafted

Grate Teak

Shower Stool

Spa

Teak Shower Stool

Asian-Style Teak

Shower Stool

Grate Teak Shower

Bench with Shelf

Spa

Teak Shower

Bench with Shelf

Corner Teak Shower

Bench with Shelf

Visit:

http://www.teakshowerchairs.com

to buy teak shower benches and stools.

http://www.teakshowerchairs.com/blog

for sales and information about teak.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teak

Slide 4: Image http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Tectona_grandis_-_Kolkata_2011-05-03_2604.JPG By Biswarup Ganguly (Own work) [<a href="www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html">GFDL</a> or <a href="www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0">CC-BY-3.0</a>], <a href='http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Tectona_grandis_-_Kolkata_2011-05-03_2604.JPG'>via Wikimedia Commons</a>

Slides 6 and 10: Images

http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Tectona_grandis_-_Kolkata_2011-05-03_2600.JPG By Biswarup Ganguly (Own work) [<a href="www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html">GFDL</a> or <a href="www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0">CC-BY-3.0</a>], <a href='http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Tectona_grandis_-_Kolkata_2011-05-03_2600.JPG'>via Wikimedia Commons</a>

Slide 8: Images

http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AShwenandaw_2288795148_46754abf81.jpg By http://www.flickr.com/photos/jmhullot/ (http://www.flickr.com/photos/jmhullot/2288795148/) [CC-BY-SA-2.0 (www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons

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http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:COLLECTIE_TROPENMUSEUM_Djatilaan_te_Barabei_Borneo_TMnr_10008029.jpg <a href="http://www.tropenmuseum.nl" class="external text" rel="nofollow">Tropenmuseum of the Royal Tropical Institute (KIT)</a> [<a href="www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0">CC-BY-SA-3.0</a>], <a href='http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:COLLECTIE_TROPENMUSEUM_Djatilaan_te_Barabei_Borneo_TMnr_10008029.jpg'>via Wikimedia Commons</a>

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atra_TMnr_60012242.jpg <a href="http://www.tropenmuseum.nl" class="external text" rel="nofollow">Tropenmuseum of the

Royal Tropical Institute (KIT)</a> [<a href="www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0">CC-BY-SA-3.0</a>], <a

href='http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:COLLECTIE_TROPENMUSEUM_Tweejarige_djatibomen_op_een_plantage_in

_Sumatra_TMnr_60012242.jpg'>via Wikimedia Commons</a>

http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AParramatta_(built_in_1866).jpg See page for author [Public domain], via

Wikimedia Commons

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Vimanmek Palace: Photo by User:Ahoerstemeier on April 3 2001

http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Vimanmek_Palace_stage.jpg This file is licensed under the Creative

Commons Attribution-Share Alike 1.0 Generic license.

DS Pugh [CC-BY-SA-2.0 (www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons

http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3ATrain_departing_for_Grosmont_-_geograph.org.uk_-_925689.jpg

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/ab/Train_departing_for_Grosmont_-_geograph.org.uk_-_925689.jpg

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File URL: File URL:

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4b/COLLECTIE_TROPENMUSEUM_Een_groep_houtsnijders_uit_Japara_aan_het_wer

k_TMnr_10017719.jpg Tropenmuseum of the Royal Tropical Institute (KIT) [CC-BY-SA-3.0 (www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by-

sa/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons

<a href="http://www.tropenmuseum.nl" class="external text" rel="nofollow">Tropenmuseum of the Royal Tropical Institute (KIT)</a> [<a

href="www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0">CC-BY-SA-3.0</a>], <a

href='http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:COLLECTIE_TROPENMUSEUM_Een_groep_houtsnijders_uit_Japara_aan_het_werk_TMnr

_10017719.jpg'>via Wikimedia Commons</a>

• http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4b/COLLECTIE_TROPENMUSEUM_Een_groep_houtsnijders

_uit_Japara_aan_het_werk_TMnr_10017719.jpg Tropenmuseum of the Royal Tropical Institute (KIT) [CC-BY-

SA-3.0 (www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons <a

href="http://www.tropenmuseum.nl" class="external text" rel="nofollow">Tropenmuseum of the Royal Tropical

Institute (KIT)</a> [<a href="www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0">CC-BY-SA-3.0</a>], <a

href='http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:COLLECTIE_TROPENMUSEUM_Een_groep_houtsnijders_uit_Ja

para_aan_het_werk_TMnr_10017719.jpg'>via Wikimedia Commons</a>

• File URL: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3a/Woodturning_Indonesia.jpg By Bertrand from

Paris, France (Workshop in Indonesia #8) [<a href="www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0">CC-BY-

2.0</a>], <a href='http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Woodturning_Indonesia.jpg'>via Wikimedia

Commons</a>

Other Sources:

• http://www.panamaforestry.com/GTI_Teak_information/History_of_Teak_Plantations.htm

• http://www.teakfarmer.com/images/Teak_Information.pdf

• http://www.fao.org/DOCREP/005/AC773E/ac773e08.htm

• http://www.illegal-logging.info/approach.php?a_id=80: Logging ban in Thailand; effects on illegal logging in

Myanmar.

• http://www1.american.edu/ted/TEAK.HTM: The Thai government contends that in late 1987 and 1988 Burmese

teak harvesters reached into Thai territory where export is now banned. As demonstrated ...

• http://www.foeeurope.org/activities/forests/Milieudefensie%2008-20-

1736%20Rapport%20Birma%20M%20lowres.pdf: Sanctioned but Not Stopped: Effects of the European

timber ban in Burma.