Sandalwood is kind of unique and special wood. Not because of the texture beauty or strength of wood, but because this wood is able to produce fragrant aroma that will not be found in other types of wood.
And because of that excellent, the price of sandalwood is quite expensive. Both in local and international markets. Even in Indonesia, this wood is kind of commercial wood. Sandalwood flourishes in three regions in Indonesia; East Nusa Tenggara, Flores and East Java. And of the three regions, the area that produces the most sandalwood is East Nusa Tenggara, and this area is often referred to Sandalwood island.
Besides Indonesia, Sandalwood can found in India. The quality of Indian Sandalwood is said to be the best of other types of Sandalwood. However, this does not mean that the quality of Indonesian Sandalwood is not good, because the Sandalwood exports from Indonesia are still high.
To get to know more about Sandalwood, here are the characteristics of Sandalwood:
- Sandalwood wood color is sulfur yellow. But some are dark brown
- The texture of wood is very smooth, but Cendana wood is kind of hard wood
- The fiber is straight, wavy, and some are combined
- For durability, Sandalwood is in level 2 (midle)
- For the strength of wood, Sandalwood is good enough
- We all know that some wood will shrink. For Sandalwood, its shrinkage is small and the wood cracks are low
- Most craftsmen have difficulty in works based on Sandalwood
But although the work of sandalwood is difficult, many people still use this fragrant wood for various purposes such as material base for perfume, incense, prayer beads, aromatherapy, medicines, etc.
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