Kempas (Koompassia, malaccensis)

Available in prefinished format

Flooring Trade Name: Kempas
Botanical Name: Koompassia, malaccensis
Lumber Name: Kempas
Grows In: Malaysia, Indonesia

Kempas is a course grained, very hard, pink to reddish color wood, with medium graining, that is widely used for flooring in the Far East.

Color Range: Kempas offers a wide range of color variability from a pale pink-tan color to a medium dark-reddish color.

Color Change: Kempas undergoes a medium degree of muting of the color range over time and a slight darkening to a medium reddish color.

Hardness: Kempas is 135% as hard as red oak (1710 on the Janka scale vs. 1260 for red oak).

Classic Mahogany stained Kempas
Kempas Stained Classic Mahogany
¾ x 3 ½ x rl 1 - 6 ( 24.41 per box )
¾ x 4 ¾ x rl 1 - 6 ( 21.70 per box )

Natural Kempas

¾ x 3 ½ x rl 1 - 6 ( 24.41 per box )
¾ x 4 ¾ x rl 1 - 6 ( 21.70 per box )

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