It is used for carving and turning processes in cabinet making and renders a satisfactory polish. It is found in low country regions, and is much like ‘Burma or imported teak’ in texture but possesses a lighter color. Badidel (Artocarpus nobilis) is from the wild breadfruit tree.In addition to the following list, there are other hardwoods used after the Dutch period that merit further investigation, particularly the bastard (hora) varieties that exist or existed with many species of wood used in Sri Lanka. Helpful information about specific woods from this book is given below. Brohier’s Furniture in the Dutch Period (1969) tells us the woods that were used during the Dutch Period. As a result, in some cases the woods have not yet been identified. Questions about source woods were referred to historians Robin Jones and Jan Veenendaal, however they only had access to the photographs and not the original artifacts. Tools for a more technical analysis were not been available for this project. In some cases, the woods were previously identified in the collection descriptions at the National Museum of Sri Lanka. The woods documented in the image database have been identified by their color, markings, and grain. Teak was very popular during the British period, and imported Burmese teak was used as the trading economy developed. On a density scale the densest are calamander, ebony, satinwood, then nedun, followed by jak and teak. The aging process of the object as well as the use of stains, wax, varnish, and other finishing treatments can further complicate identification of the wood. Others are so similar that it is difficult to determine a positive identification.
Some woods have distinguishable characteristics that are easy to identify. Numerous other varieties were also in use and skilled cabinetmakers would sometime combine different woods for function and decorative application. 1505 to 1948) are jak, ebony, calamander, satinwood, nadun, and teak. The most popularly used woods during Sri Lanka's Portuguese, Dutch and British periods (ca. Throughout south and southeast Asia numerous tropical hardwoods have been used in furniture making.
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