Coconut flooring and furniture that we build in USA.

From furniture table

From furniture table

Mr Teo,



GOLLY! what a great looking desk.  I am so surprised at the texture/grain patterns. I have used 1000' of board feet of coco lumber and it does not look a bit like this.  I would say the grain looks like a weave of some kind.



what part of the coconut is this?

Dear Francis  Very  Cool  !!


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rgrds,

Moderator 

In the Pacific region, large areas of coconut palm (Cocos nucifera) have grown senile, and copra yields are greatly reduced as a consequence. Production of flooring material from senile stems has been proposed as means of clearing the old plantations while generating some income. There is very high demand for flooring products in Asia, America and Europe, the market demand is increasing.

The coconut palm, regarded as 'the tree of life', is a significant source of food (the nut) and saleable product (traditionally copra) that provides essential income for villages. Palm senility and associated loss of productivity is incompatible with a perception of sustainable use, and villagers have already demonstrated their willingness to harvest senile stems for a cash return.

We addresses key issues relating to the acceptance of coconut wood into the high value flooring market. We focused on developing processing systems and profiles for high quality flooring, and defining appropriate grading standards, product specifications and quality control systems. Examining the variation in resource quality will help to define grading rules that will optimise the utilisation potential of cocowood produced from different parts of the palm stem.




Research conducted by the Department of Primary Industries and Fisheries has found that cocowood, produced from coconut palm tree trunks, is suitable for use as high-value flooring, bench tops, kitchen cabinets and furniture.

DPI&F senior technician Gary Hopewell said the latest findings from the three-year $520,000 cocowood project showed that processed coconut palm wood was actually superior to many other commercially available timbers.

"A number of Australian flooring product manufacturers are evaluating the material for their domestic manufacturing operations," he said.


"Even medium-density palm logs can be processed to make attractive veneers and plywood.

"The positive results achieved to date support development of palm stem processing in Pacific island countries of origin, with value-added flooring and other products produced in Australia."

Many Pacific island nations including Tonga, Fiji, Papua New Guinea and Vanuatu have large but ageing coconut palm plantations, where there is declining coconut and copra crop production.


"With strong demand for flooring products in Asia, America and Europe, cocowood products could be very lucrative for Queensland and our Pacific neighbours," he said.

"By developing a cocowood industry to provide a range of timber products, we could help reduce the demand for timber from old growth forests in Pacific island nations."

This year the project enters a new stage with the further refinement of cocowood processing for commercialisation and entry to domestic and international markets.

Exotic Palm is the product shown above that made from long and slender strands of palmwood. Like a fabric woven with many fibers for extra strength, the recomposed effect is incredibly durable and stable. It has a greater hardness and density than natural hardwood. Exotic Palm has the unparalleled appearance texture and grain. We can produce two styles, namely recomposed palmwood flooring and recomposed palmwood/bamboo mixed flooring.
Advantages:
1. Hard surface, peculiar style, keep new after years of usage;
2. Anti-friction and anti-scratch, Solid enough to bear pressure without trace;
3. High-density, anti-fire layer, Waterproof and fireproof surface;
4. Keep color un-faded for a long period, decorating surface with anti-ultraviolet radiation and anti-light, keep colors unchanged;
5. Simple maintenance, lightly erase stain;
6. Anti-chemicals, anti-chemical corrosion;
7. Simple and clean laying

It is totally different from the coconut flooring that you get from the Indonesia forest or Malaysian forest, cos it is woven strand...