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When choosing wood for furniture, two popular options often come to mind: Acacia and Teak. Both types of wood offer unique characteristics and benefits, making them ideal for different applications. In this episode, we explore the origins, manufacturing processes, and key differences between Acacia and Teak.
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hi this is Anita from the global trade
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gal today we're going to talk a little
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bit about wood and in particular two
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types of wood aasia wood and teak wood
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and the reason why we're going to talk
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about this is first of all it points out
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that no matter what industry you're in
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for global trade you need to sort of
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understand the technology or the
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technical part of that industry this is
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why I've said before and I'll say again
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that you know many people think that
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trading or just buying something from an
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overseas is very easy but it really
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isn't it is extremely technical no
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matter what it is that you're buying
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it's an extremely technical type of
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thing that you need to really understand
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all the little nuances about it you need
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to understand all the details about it
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because if you walk into a factory over
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in Asia and they say to you oh are you
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interested in a Casi or Teakwood and
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they say
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and you go huh what's acassio wood
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what's teak wood then they kind of look
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at you and they say right in the back of
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their mind they goes this person doesn't
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know what they're talking about because
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they don't know the difference even the
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basic difference between these two woods
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so right there they've already said oh
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they really don't know what they're
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doing and that could affect like you
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know how much time they give you whether
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they decide they're really get invest
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and do samples with you whether or not
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they see you as a real player in the
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market are you someone that they will be
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able to will you be a good customer or
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are you going to just be like are you
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going to are you someone that's sort of
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wasting their time and I can tell you
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one thing having worked with a lot of
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factories one thing that they don't like
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is that you waste their time so you
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really need to go in when you go into
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any type of manufacturing you need to
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really understand the nuances or the
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technical aspects of it so this is kind
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of an example of like between a Casi and
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te wood if you're in the furniture
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industry like I am you know cas wood is
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a wood that it's a wood species which
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grows in many parts of Australia Africa
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and Asia and here in Vietnam where we
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produce Furniture there's a lot of
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Acasia wood so it's it's considered
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quite a dense wood it's got a beautiful
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grain pattern it's also considered to be
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a a very hard good hardwood so it's a
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very durable of type of wood you know
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it's sustainable and that the trees tend
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to grow quite fast so even though it's a
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hardwood the trees grow fast it's not
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like a tree that's a very slow growing
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tree and so it makes it more sustainable
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some of the slower growing Hardwoods
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it's generally more affordable generally
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speaking aasia can be more affordable
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than teak you know and Teakwood on the
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other hand is a is a wood that also
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grows in South and Southeast Asia and it
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grows in other parts of the world too
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like I know Costa Rica grows teak and
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some place in South and Central America
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do it's renowned for an exceptional
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durability water resistance and
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beautiful golden brown color you know
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that the te has natural oils to it which
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make it resistant to insects and Decay
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and this makes ideal choice for outdoor
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furniture so some of the benefits of
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Teakwood is that it is actually very
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durable too it can be water resistant
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and it has this Rich golden color if
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it's left outside it will turn a natural
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type of gray color which many people
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like to so it's actually a great wood to
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have on furniture especially higher-end
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furniture for the outdoor if it's
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maintained it will last a long time it's
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a wood that's known to become more
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beautiful as it ages so if you're
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looking to decide well like between
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these two Woods like aasi or teak wood
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you know our own feeling is that acassio
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wood is great for indoor furniture you
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know we use acassio wood quite a bit for
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indoor furniture or teak wood actually
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we see Teakwood as better for outdoor
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furniture because of the natural oils in
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the Teakwood and the way the Teakwood
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will age and the way it handles outdoors
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and it's insect resistant Teakwood is
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actually a great wood for outdoor
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furniture it's um you know it could be
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used for like outdoor dining sets Garden
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benches or poolside Furniture whereas
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you know Casal wood is great for dining
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tables and chairs bedroom furniture and
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living room furniture all you know all
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great things that can be used for for
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Cal wood if you'd like to be able to
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read more and be able to understand more
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about these two types of wood if you
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happen to be in the same industry as we
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are we will put a link to our blog which
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is is aasia wood as good as Teakwood our
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experience and you'll be able to read
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more and be able to read and understand
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a bit more as to what is the difference
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between these two woods and when would
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you use these two woods but this also
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highlights as I said at the very
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beginning in global trade you know you
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need to understand the your wheelhouse
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basically what you are trading and what
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the technical aspects are of it because
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if you walk into a factory and you don't
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really understand what you're doing that
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factory will probably sess you out very
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quickly as to you don't quite understand
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what you're doing or what is going on
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and that's why we are great Advocates
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that you should be able to learn and
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understand your industry whatever that
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industry is that you decide to choose
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that's why you will find you know like
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most factories are experts in something
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or most people trading or buying or
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selling things or experts in some type
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of Industry because of the fact that
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that expertise goes a long way in being
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able to understand everything about what
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you're buying how you're buying what the
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quality is and what is a good price or
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what is a bad price what is a good
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quality what is bad quality or which
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products or materials should be used for
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what and that that's why at manduro here
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we are we consider ourselves experts in
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the home decor and Home Furniture
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industry that's our major focus and what
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