Welcome to our Hardwood Patio
Furniture section. A good selelection of fine furniture will always make
your patio, deck or fire pit area more elegant. Take a moment to read about
our FirePit.com furniture: Our furniture is made from the Yellow Balau tree.
The Yellow Balau's botanically name is SHOREA SPP. Yellow balau
has its origin in Southeast Asia where it is very plentiful in a number of
countries. It has high density very durable and is very adaptable to changing
weather conditions. If left untreated the yellow balau will finish to a soft
gray. To maintain its original color you must apply one coat of teak oil
seasonally.
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Fine Grained, heavy and Robust
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As used for Garden Furniture it
is very adaptable to weathering
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High tightness and strength
durability (50% higher than oakwood)
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Outdoor application include bridge,
shipbuilding, truck and outdoor decking and, of course, outdoor furniture
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Solid stainless steel brass
covered mechanics for years of fine service
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Shorea has many of the same
properties found in teak, but it is a much stonger, denser and heavier
wood than teak
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Teak is endangered and the very
plentiful yellow balau tree provides less expensive wood but better properties
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Expensive Teak Furniture? Why
bother. . .