On Wed, 07 May 2003 10:37:36 +0100, "A.Malhotra"
wrote:

Teak from Indonesia can be pretty much guaranteed to be
plantation sourced rather than from natural forests (the only natural
stands of teak are in Thailand, Burma and maybe Laos) so you don't have to
worry too much about your furniture contributing to forest destruction.

I beg to differ. I was in Kalimantan just, was it?, (seems like a
dream now) last year.

The devastation is like havoc. Fires. Bribes and corruption in
officialdom.

Best be responsible for replenishing our own methinks. Get a
British grown hardwood and pay the price. Since it is gravely
undervalued (must be getting scarcer surely?), you could give it some
really fine joinery work and perhaps even some embellishment.

Or do what someone suggested and settle for a softwood appropriately
treated .. maybe.. just suggestions



Respect


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