• Interesting Wood color. Bengkirai wood has a interesting color, indicating its class, namely light brown to yellowish yellow.
• Smooth Texture. Bengkirai wood has a fine to slightly rough texture but is still hard. This wood has a straight or integrated grain direction. Wood with straight grain is good for residential usage. So it’s not surprising that many manufacturers really admire this wood
• Slippery Wooden Surface. Bengkirai has a smooth and natural shiny wooden surface. This appearance looked as if resin coated, but actually is not.
• High Durability Wood. With class I and II strength levels which are almost equivalent to teak wood, durability of bengkirai wood makes it ideal for processing for various residential exterior needs such as roofs, decking, and even house fences. Apart from that, bengkirai wood also has class I, II (somtimes III) durability levels depending on age. Bengkirai wood has excellent resistance to extreme weather.
• Low Shrinkage. Bengkirai wood is very hard so it shrinks very little. Of course this is a good achievement, the shrinkage value is only 4.5% in the radial direction and 8.3% in the tangential direction (wet to dry).
• Water Resistant. Benkirai wood is water resistant so it can be used for shipbuilding, decking and other outdoor usage. As Tropical Hardwood that naturally repels moisture, it can withstand extreme air and weather. As a result, it is the right choice for areas with high humidity or rainfall and even allows it to be used for residential application and construction purposes in cold climates with snowfall.

Beside of those advantage of bengkirai as a natural wood, bengkirai neet treatment for longlasting usage. During the process to produce timber for decking needs to some particular treatment as compensation of its characteristic. Haircrack and pinhole are some of weakness. However can be solved without degrading the strength and elegance.