| 单词 | teak |
| 例句 | Around the hospital and the church stood the beautiful ferocious trees, a complex of camphors and teaks. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The land around the town of Nzara held rich plantations of teak and fruit trees and cotton. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The red dirt trail winds and dips behind small foothills, shaded by tall teak trees. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z His skin was the color of teak, his eyes chips of flint. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z I then marched down the long teak walkways of the promenade decks. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Davis sat down on one of the teak loungers, and I sat across from him. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z But the scent of lemon and teak still lingered. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z He tried the low teak door but it was locked. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z The room is small, very small, and decorated much like the lobby, with teak furniture and large pictures of bright tropical flowers. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z On a patio beside the pool were a dozen teak lounge chairs, each with a white towel laid out atop the cushions. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z Her father sighed and looked behind him at the orderly teak buildings of the West Side. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z Brown Ben had a seamed and weathered face, skin the color of old teak, white hair, and wrinkles at the comers of his eyes. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The smell of fried garlic and cooked rice fills our kitchen when the family takes their usual places around a mahogany table where we each have our own high-backed teak chair. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z There were camphor trees and teaks and African cedars and red stinkwood trees, and here and there a dark green cloud of leaves mushroomed above the forest canopy. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z We climbed the teak ceremonial chairs and made flying leaps off the stage. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z The Governor’s barge glided toward the prison dock, its teak paneling gleaming in the sunlight. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z She had to shift quickly into reverse to avoid colliding with it, and both she and Tane had to hold on tightly to keep from flying against the yacht’s custom teak cabinets. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z The property has 16 suites, some with teak soaking tubs, indoor and outdoor fireplaces, and room service from the famed sushi chef himself. New Malibu Hotels for Surf-Lovers 2018-10-03T04:00:00Z I could barely make out the prayers painted on the soaring teak framework that rose over our heads. A Three-Day Trek in the Highlands of Myanmar 2015-12-16T05:00:00Z The Lyndhurst show contains stained-glass windows, paintings of New York-area scenery, iridescent lamps and vessels, teak furniture and metallic fabrics by Mr. Tiffany and his circle. Tiffany Show Reveals Helen Gould’s Role as Arts Patron 2018-06-12T04:00:00Z Sultry breezes filtered through the open-air lobby decorated in colonial style, with wicker chairs, spinning ceiling fans, faux Southeast Asian antiques and pillars of solid teak. Visiting Myanmar: It’s Complicated 2012-08-03T16:32:39Z On the exposed decks we sat on teak lounge chairs, covered ourselves in heavy wool quilts and sipped teacups filled with hot bouillon. T Magazine: The Love Boat 2012-11-14T22:00:06Z Sun-loungers are set out on the teak transom, towels rolled in tight cylinders. Sun, sea and silver service: what’s it like crewing on a superyacht? 2014-09-07T04:00:00Z Polished teak flooring and molding give the boat a rich, timeless appeal. In Burma, a cruise along the Irrawaddy River from Mandalay to Bagan At the Winter Antiques Show in Manhattan in January, the Connecticut gallery Associated Artists LLC devoted its booth to two dozen de Forest landscapes and a teak settee carved with elephants. Antiques: Moonlight and More From a Victorian Artist 2011-03-03T22:12:19Z He also raved about Bonaire’s pink-hued sand beaches, and recommended The Lodge, a B&B with Balinese teak furniture and statues, in the middle of Kralendijk, the island’s main town. Frugal Traveler: A Guide to the Caribbean on a Budget 2010-11-16T20:55:00Z Cundall believes the planes are buried up to 10m deep, on a platform of teak logs, in thick Canadian pine crates, possibly waterlogged but too far down for oxygen to spark the process of decay. Mission heads to Burma to unearth hidden Spitfires 2013-01-04T18:24:00Z Shouldering open the door, we found an establishment called Tep Bar, whose interior was lined with century-old worn teak and crowded with arty Thais; the ambience lay somewhere between a speakeasy and an opium den. Bangkok’s River of Kings 2016-04-28T04:00:00Z But temples aren’t the only cultural hit: the region of Chettinad has more than 50 villages filled with 18th century mansions of carved Burma teak. 52 Places to Go in 2016 2016-01-07T05:00:00Z Lockwood de Forest, a Victorian furniture designer, produced entire paneled rooms out of imported Indian teak for elite clients like Andrew Carnegie and the painter Frederic Edwin Church. Antiques: Moonlight and More From a Victorian Artist 2011-03-03T22:12:19Z Cedar is another strong option, but Wall warns that it’s softer than teak, acacia and eucalyptus, so it’s easy to scratch or dent. How to choose outdoor furniture that will last 2021-04-27T04:00:00Z A set of aged teak furniture is a major investment that will last “forever” with proper care, Morris said. How to choose outdoor furniture that will last 2021-04-27T04:00:00Z But I will eat my shroud if my great-grandchildren do not treasure my simple, beautifully made Danish teak desk. From the Observer archive, 15 July 1962: In praise of a thoroughly modern home 2013-07-13T23:05:25Z Rich Brazilian teak, supple leather, distressed concrete, and patinated aluminum are among the materials used for the unique collection. Jeffry Weisman and Andrew Fisher Open Their New Shop, Casa Acanto 2013-12-10T05:00:00Z We loved our room: windows on three sides, teak floors and a mosquito net over the bed that was in excellent shape. Homestay among the ruins in Cambodia 2015-04-23T04:00:00Z Furnished with a “teak concept” dial, the Aqua Terra is a somewhat dressier watch than the sporty Planet Ocean, and consequently appears throughout the film as an accompaniment to Bond’s more formal attire. For Bond, a Rolex or Omega to Make the Man 2012-11-22T13:37:04Z “I wouldn’t do anything but teak. . . . Teak is really your main outdoor wood,” Morris said. How to choose outdoor furniture that will last 2021-04-27T04:00:00Z The London dealer Robert Young Antiques has a wonderful 1921 British railway clock, crafted in teak to withstand the weather. The Winter Antiques Show Embraces the Evolving Definition of Antique 2018-01-18T05:00:00Z A long front porch lined with teak rocking chairs faces the Presidio’s Main Post, a vast, grassy field that hosts frequent events and is an ideal place for picnics, Frisbee games, and afternoon naps. Hotel Review: In San Francisco, Rooms With a View 2018-11-17T05:00:00Z Along an adjacent wall, she installed two free-floating teak media consoles, each 62 inches long. Eight great ideas from the 2015 D.C. Design House 2015-04-07T04:00:00Z His sharp-edged ambition earned him his nickname and enough money to build his parents a teak house, in the style of a Swiss chalet, in Rangoon, as the Burmese capital was then called. Sharky Brings Locavore to Myanmar 2014-08-25T04:00:00Z The result is that rather than reviving cleared rain forest land with new rain forest, Panama is growing massive teak plantations. Down and Out and Ripe for an Economist to Study 2020-01-14T05:00:00Z He built his version with a dozen teak lockers and a display wall with his 2131 memorabilia. Cal Ripken is moving on, literally and figuratively 2018-04-11T04:00:00Z Where there was once an open sewer outlet bordering a mountain of garbage there’s now a stunning teak boardwalk, ample terrace seating and gray basalt walkways. Heads Up: In Beirut, the Zaitunay Bay Promenade Opens 2012-02-17T20:41:35Z We often sat outside on the teak decks in the shade; on this day, as the breeze brushed the sea’s surface, we watched the imposing Venetian fortresses guarding Nafplio’s harbor recede in the distance. Savoring the mythic Aegean on a small-ship cruise in Greece 2021-08-12T04:00:00Z So I was planting up all of these flower boxes and gardens, and Joe was shellacking the teak outdoor furniture. Jill Biden on Joe As President, Her Military Family and Her New Children's Book 2012-06-06T17:45:26Z Chores were no longer chores – they were looking after the boat; sweeping teak floors with light streaming through the wooden hatch above was genuinely enjoyable. Ten years living on a boat: 'It's a fun life – I'm not a watery hobo' 2015-07-29T04:00:00Z The stage is to be replaced by a more durable Brazilian teak, though an 18-inch lip of the blonde oak at the front will be retained for history’s sake. ArtsBeat: Grand Old Stage at Ryman Auditorium Is Being Replaced 2012-01-30T15:23:39Z Due to its position on a scenic bluff above the Pacific Ocean, the concrete and teak building is subject to the punishing rigors of a marine environment. Getty team launches conservation study of Kahn's Salk Institute 2014-08-25T04:00:00Z She sat at the far end of the teak table, her wilted head drooping into a teacup. “I had never known a man could have two wives”: My Karachi family’s shame 2015-02-22T05:00:00Z She drove on sand tracks into forests of mostly teak, the temperature dropping beneath the thick tree canopy. The Wonder Women of Botswana Safari 2017-08-22T04:00:00Z If mid-century walnut and teak are your favorites, don't be afraid to mix them in as accessories. How to make the most of your kitchen cabinets 2022-06-03T04:00:00Z The 109 rooms—each with a terrace or balcony—feature crisp lines, teak woodwork, and woven-leather headboards, and the suites are equipped with plunge pools and open-air showers. Turkish Delight 2014-09-19T04:00:00Z There are some on the teak furniture as well. How to clean spots off wooden deck tiles 2016-11-18T05:00:00Z When I stayed there in April, I found custom surfboards to borrow, scented candles, an airy bedroom with a custom-made teak bed, reclaimed wood floorboards and hand-painted ceramic tiles in the bathroom. New Malibu Hotels for Surf-Lovers 2018-10-03T04:00:00Z Looking forward, McKinley also hopes to build packable beach cabins — shipping containers with teak floors, kitchens with brass inset sinks and, of course, Loro Piana fabric sofas. | Robert McKinley’s Beach-Chic Style at Home in Chelsea 2014-05-02T22:00:35Z The rest of the stage will be stored and replaced with a medium brown Brazilian teak that will be far more durable and camera friendly. Ryman Auditorium getting new stage after 61 years 2012-01-30T12:56:12Z In one display window gleams a newly crafted sitar made of teak. Ravi Shankar's sitar maker says his legacy lives 2012-12-13T16:59:18Z The junk featured a broad foredeck, upon which teak deck chairs lined a row of tables, all protected from the bright sun by a tarp. Scuba Diving in Thailand: A Balancing Act 2016-02-18T05:00:00Z The dining room, furnished with teak tables and seating upholstered in buttercup-yellow leather, wraps in an L shape around the large, well-populated kitchen. Restaurant Review: Kappo Masa on the Upper East Side 2015-01-06T05:00:00Z Inside the shop, rustic tabletop offerings such as dried-tobacco-leaf vessels made in Haiti and hand-thrown ceramic bowls line hefty teak furnishings crafted in Bali. Donna Karan’s Urban Zen Reopens a Pop-Up Shop in Aspen, Colorado 2015-06-29T04:00:00Z Scrubbing with fine-gauge steel wool and then applying oil is often appropriate as a way to restore the surface on teak furniture, whether it’s solid teak or laminated with just a teak veneer. How to clean old tile grout that’s become unsightly 2016-06-03T04:00:00Z It’s very stylized, but nicely so: beige linens and teak everywhere, with modern chandeliers and, of course, a fair amount of just plain white, broken up by contemporary art and traditional touches like plaid. Choice Tables: In Copenhagen, a New Food Mecca 2011-11-18T16:59:55Z Q: How do we repair broken spindles on the backs of two teak chairs? Several ways to repair a broken spindle on an old chair 2020-12-18T05:00:00Z They are homes for the local rich, who have made their fortune in teak or timber, and for expatriates arriving to make theirs. Trip Tips: Amidst ancient temples, golf grows in Myanmar 2015-01-11T05:00:00Z For the same reason, teak, a popular material for outdoor furnishings and decking, shouldn’t sit in direct sunlight, because the wood also has a high oil content. Reclaim your outdoor space, even in the summer swelter, with these expert tips 2019-07-29T04:00:00Z My aunt has primarily been on smaller luxury ships — Crystal, Regent and the lovely and long-gone Royal Viking — ships with 500 to 1,000 passengers, subtle teak decks and very nice Champagne. The Cruise Issue: On the World?s Largest Cruise Ship, the Sea Is an Afterthought 2011-02-14T16:19:28Z You’ll see chrome dinette sets with red seats, industrial auto parts cabinets, Danish modern teak lamps and lime green velvet wing chairs. The search for vintage furniture, made easier 2015-06-09T04:00:00Z No tattoo parlors, only hill-tribe villages for neighbors and a karst-and-mist landscape where hundreds of caves lay hidden beneath thick vines and towering dipterocarp, kapok and teak trees. Journeys: Ban Tham Lod in Northern Thailand 2011-10-07T18:55:00Z Talking Point: Rich teak pieces furnish this turnkey retreat. Extraordinary Homes for Sale Around the World 2015-01-19T05:00:00Z They discuss a deserter, his connection to the eponymous Auckland hotelkeeper, and his death in a Bulawayo teak forest, burned to charcoal by lightning. A brief survey of the short story part 41: Rudyard Kipling 2012-06-21T11:28:42Z "The use of teak was quite popular, as well as oak," she says. A newbie’s guide to mid-century modern in your home 2022-08-27T04:00:00Z US soldiers entering his palace in Basra in 2003 found huge Moorish screens carved from teak, enormous columns clad in marble with vaulted ceilings and stained-glass windows seemingly everywhere. Gaddafi compound reveals dictator's taste for bling - and Condoleezza Rice 2011-08-25T18:54:20Z A round table with an iron base and teak dining chairs upholstered in weather-resistant fabric are outdoor grade, but would look equally good indoors. Stylish Alfresco Dining 2011-07-21T17:20:02.970Z In 1996 he began selling salads and vegetables from the veranda of the teak house. Sharky Brings Locavore to Myanmar 2014-08-25T04:00:00Z Pick teak furniture for its mellow tones and weather resistance. Classic Nautical Porch 2013-05-07T14:20:03.220Z Many types of wood are used in hardwood flooring, Clarke tells us, like oak, maple, cherry, bamboo, walnut, ash, and mahogany and exotic species like teak, jarrah, and mesquite. How to clean wood floors without damaging them 2022-07-15T04:00:00Z The engines purred, and the teak wood of the hallways, lounges and cabins seemed appropriate now. Ancient History Along the Nile 2017-01-11T05:00:00Z We zigzagged across teak bridges, over a stream toward bougainvillea and the pungent scent of society garlic. Los Angeles, as a Pedestrian 2014-12-19T05:00:00Z Made from a solid piece of sustainable teak, it’s one of a new wardrobe of tools sold by Sur La Table: a cook’s spoon, a larger shallow spoon and a strainer spoon, each $19. No Need for Another Spoon 2022-01-03T05:00:00Z Rwandan builders custom-made the furniture from sustainable Tanzanian teak wood, and the property is run entirely on solar energy. At a Kigali Hotel, Luxury and Light 2018-05-12T04:00:00Z “Perfect for paper clips,” she said, holding up a teak box. | Elizabeth Gilbert: Love, Travel, Sell 2010-08-12T23:14:00Z Tourists cross a rope bridge across the river Kaveri for a walk through bamboo groves, sandalwood and teak trees. A glimpse of little Tibet in southern India 2015-01-02T05:00:00Z Strong materials, such as teak and wrought iron, will wear better than aluminum and less-dense woods. Creating the perfect outdoor space for relaxing and entertaining 2019-09-18T04:00:00Z Choose woods that hold up to the elements, such as teak and mahogany, and use outdoor-grade batting and foam. Summer House Backyard Retreat 2013-05-13T22:50:02.243Z The teak, already stacked in a corner, is slightly darker. Work crew begins removal of Ryman Auditorium stage 2012-02-04T22:16:03Z The decks are made from untreated teak, a legacy from the days of sail and as labour-intensive as floors come. Sun, sea and silver service: what’s it like crewing on a superyacht? 2014-09-07T04:00:00Z The pictorial precision of the interview dovetails with the family’s reserve and air of hushed privilege and continues once the three return to their comfortable, modern apartment with its big windows and teak details. Movie Review: ‘Like Father, Like Son,’ About Boys Switched at Birth 2014-01-16T22:48:11Z The architecture is minimalist, marked by the contrast of utilitarian concrete and the teak windows walls. Getty team launches conservation study of Kahn's Salk Institute 2014-08-25T04:00:00Z The trio's concert Monday night was the first public performance since a 61-year-old oak floor was removed and replaced with teak laid over a reinforced structure. Band Perry christens new Ryman Auditorium stage 2012-02-21T14:05:11Z “The interior of the bar is completely from my memory of what our pub looked like inside, right down to the color of the tweed banquettes and the teak furniture.” Louise Kennedy’s Debut Novel Taps into Her Childhood Amid The Troubles 2022-10-31T04:00:00Z It would be easy to have a protective coating on the teak or simply to use a different material, but the global elite value its pinkish hue. Sun, sea and silver service: what’s it like crewing on a superyacht? 2014-09-07T04:00:00Z Hardwood floors, whitewashed furniture, teak benches, and navy and indigo blue dominate; lime green accents and vibrant wall-size photo murals of blueberries, irises and sky-blue cable-knit sweaters transform the space. Quirky Hotels Across America 2010-07-21T14:15:00Z He was a muscular Israeli who lived a couple subway stops from me, and based on the photos he was sending me, he had a flawless body and lots of expensive teak furniture. My skinny arm complex 2012-12-16T01:00:00Z Because it is laminate and not solid teak, I worry about damaging the top layer. How to clean old tile grout that’s become unsightly 2016-06-03T04:00:00Z Plastic tables and chairs have been replaced with teak; paper plates, with bamboo. Summer in the Hamptons 2016-05-25T04:00:00Z Silvered teak, mellow and comfortable, blends beautifully with the home’s cottage-inspired architecture. Outdoor Décor 2012-06-04T17:20:06.327Z Your Hint: The villagers in this border region are surrounded by a landscape where hundreds of caves are hidden beneath thick vines and towering dipterocarp, kapok and teak trees. In Transit Blog: Guess Where This Is 2011-10-06T16:30:11Z The morning embers of cooking fires flickered from within teak houses on stilts. Journeys: Ban Tham Lod in Northern Thailand 2011-10-07T18:55:00Z And if the exterior looks a bit like a tropical teak Colosseum, that's no accident. The Best New Bar in Bali 2011-06-16T14:45:00Z Gossiping feverishly among the sleek, armless couches and teak accent chairs, the actors hurl themselves into this adaptation of Luigi Pirandello’s semi-absurdist play as if they’ve taken a collective B12 shot. ‘Absolutely! {Perhaps}’: Eye-catching (but frustrating) Here you walk on teak planks taken from the old stage, meaning you tread the very boards that Olivier trod years ago. Royal Shakespeare Theatre: All's well ? 2010-11-23T18:43:00Z Two years later he enlisted wood carvers in Bali to help him produce pieces in teak and mahogany. Saint Clair Cemin on Broadway and at Paul Kasmin Gallery 2012-09-02T01:00:45Z This gracious extension of living space contains a teak dining table for informal meals. Abercorn Place Idea House 2010-07-15T22:03:00Z The cherry console and teak decking were familiar — auburn and gold. Everything Is Different on an Island 2016-05-17T04:00:00Z He was sitting cross-legged in a teak pavilion where he often greets visitors wandering through his gardens. The Asia Issue: Cultured Traveler: In Thailand, One Man?s Dream Becomes a Bangkok Sanctuary 2011-03-18T18:55:00Z Each teak “petal” expands and contracts independently, ensuring stability in changing weather. Richard Schultz, Designer Who Made the Outdoors Modern, Dies at 95 2021-10-10T04:00:00Z That's the first step in a two-week renovation that will leave the storied "Mother Church" of country music with a new Brazilian teak stage. Work crew begins removal of Ryman Auditorium stage 2012-02-04T22:16:03Z With each tap, he carves part of the outline of a flower into a block of teak. Special Report: Asian Art: Indian Print Artisans at Work 2011-05-26T18:00:08Z Fewer than 10 miles from the Myanmar border, Cave Lodge, the guesthouse where we were staying, was situated among the simple teak homes of Ban Tham Lod. Journeys: Ban Tham Lod in Northern Thailand 2011-10-07T18:55:00Z Wood: If you are the busy type who likes low-maintenance home purchases, choose teak furniture. Buying outdoor furniture? A guide to fabrics and materials that will last past Labor Day. 2016-05-16T04:00:00Z Mahogany, teak, walnut, ebony, rosewood, wenge—I had to do something different throughout. 2009-12-21T05:00:00Z It’s a modular teak system that includes shelves, cabinets and even drawers. How Low Can You Go (Sofa-wise)? 2021-10-28T04:00:00Z At the woodcarving station, artists pressed sharp tools into pine and teak wood, bringing to life lotus flowers, leaping fish and scaly dragons. Himalayan refuge: Tibetan traditions find a second home in India’s Dharamsala 2014-12-18T05:00:00Z Historically used in boat building, teak, a rain-forest wood, is hardy and resilient. Buying outdoor furniture? A guide to fabrics and materials that will last past Labor Day. 2016-05-16T04:00:00Z “The finest wood that I use is old teak from doors and frames of old houses,” he said. Iraqi miniature shipbuilder celebrates Basra's naval heritage 2018-08-28T04:00:00Z The guide, Bud, led us over bouncy, narrow wooden suspension bridges and around teak, linseed and gooseberry trees, some populated by termites. In Laos, a Haven for Tubing Offers More Peace, Less Partying 2016-09-28T04:00:00Z “You’re going to want to apply multiple coats of teak oil to build up the finish again,” he said. How to clean old tile grout that’s become unsightly 2016-06-03T04:00:00Z But anyhow, when I first started out I was looking at carvings from the Swedish displays and stuff, they were made out of teak wood and copper stems. Thaddeus Mosley Never Stopped Working 2023-02-17T05:00:00Z Tucked on a hyacinth-dappled pond, the hotel consists of 46 chalets, each with teak furnishings and bamboo roofs. Visiting Myanmar: It’s Complicated 2012-08-03T16:32:39Z At a certain point in the exhibition, oak appears – a cheaper resource “discovered” in Poland after teak became too expensive. Billy bookcases and the definitive meatball – inside the new Ikea museum 2016-06-20T04:00:00Z Upstairs, an expansive gallery hall showcases teak herringbone floors and south-facing windows. On the Market: A Sprawling Elizabethan Manse 2014-08-18T04:00:00Z Short, deep armchairs are true to modern form, and Scandinavian tables in birch, ash and teak evoke stripped-down Art Nouveau. Preserving a Finnish Design Masterpiece in France 2015-10-13T04:00:00Z The result: Carved teak takes on weirdly rubbery qualities. Brilliant Dan Webb, Kathy Venter shows at BAM 2014-03-26T19:58:20Z In comparison, carbon-capture plantations are usually monocultures and are dominated globally by just five tree species -- teak, mahogany, cedar, silk oak, and black wattle -- that are grown for timber, pulp, or agroforestry. Carbon-capture tree plantations threaten tropical biodiversity for little gain, ecologists say 2023-10-03T04:00:00Z "I don't know," he says, as he looks down at the gleaming, teak deck. Russia superyacht symbolises challenge of seizing assets 2023-09-19T04:00:00Z She’s designed teak benches that mount to the wall, folding benches and built-in benches from the same solid surface material as the bathroom countertop. These shared bathroom designs allow couples to live in harmony | Produced by Seattle Times Marketing 2023-07-14T04:00:00Z “She is built with a teak deck, a steel hull, and aluminium superstructure.” A Superyacht Gave a Lifeline to 100 Migrants Thrown Into the Sea 2023-06-21T04:00:00Z Admittedly, the lawsuit — essentially, a dispute among insurers over the bill for all that cracked fiberglass and teak — won’t be the weightiest matter heard in federal court in Seattle. After an $800,000 yacht pileup in the Ballard Locks, a fleet of lawyers arrives 2023-05-28T04:00:00Z There’s also a beautiful pepper grinder made from sustainably sourced teak wood. Just in time for Mother’s Day, gift ideas for cooks with a craving for sustainability 2023-05-09T04:00:00Z Amidst a lush landscape of tapioca, banana, and teak trees, handsome houses with expansive yards stand vacant, their driveways scattered with dried leaves and cars covered in dust. Kerala: A ghost town in the world's most populated country 2023-03-26T04:00:00Z But the ownership of the yacht, and the source of the wealth locked away in its marble floors and teak decking, remains disputed. Inside the capture of a Russian oligarch's superyacht 2022-11-10T05:00:00Z Leather, teak and orange are just some of the notes this candle gives off. Design pros share their favorite autumn-scented candles 2022-09-15T04:00:00Z The list includes twice as many mammal species as members of the order Lamiales, which includes ash, teak and jacaranda trees — even though the latter group is nearly five times the size of the former. As many as one in six U.S. tree species is threatened with extinction 2022-08-23T04:00:00Z Once inside, they studied the paintings and chandeliers, swam in the pool, sat around a long teak dining table and had picnics in the garden. Showdown at the Mansion Gates: How Sri Lankans Rose Up to Dethrone a Dynasty 2022-08-12T04:00:00Z It could be a deck, a privacy fence, a pergola or a teak table-and-chair set. Wood can take a beating when it’s used outdoors 2022-08-09T04:00:00Z Others sprawled across the president’s canopied bed, or peeked into the teak armoires or the cabinets in a kitchen where a man cooked rice in a large wok. Embattled Leaders in Hiding, Sri Lankans Ask: What’s Next? 2022-07-10T04:00:00Z They also recline on couches in the main hall, sit around the grand dining table and peek into kitchen cabinets and teak armoires. In the capital of Sri Lanka, high spirits and curiosity from the protesters. 2022-07-10T04:00:00Z Elephant Bill, told amazing elephant stories from his years living with them in the teak forest logging camps of Burma in the 1920s through the 1940s. Opinion | Happy the elephant had her day in court. We humans are better for it. 2022-06-23T04:00:00Z The mighty Congo River has become a highway for sprawling flotillas of logs — African teak, wenge and bomanga in colors of licorice, candy bars and carrot sticks. Raft by raft, a rainforest loses its trees 2022-06-18T04:00:00Z You can let wood furniture weather to gray, and you can restore teak and other tropical hardwoods to that warm honey hue at any point with some wood oil, she says. Choosing and caring for outdoor furniture, for the long haul | Produced by Seattle Times Marketing 2022-03-24T04:00:00Z Left to its own devices, cedar, teak and ipe will age to a silvery gray. How to chose the right hardscaping material for a solid foundation | Produced by Seattle Times Marketing 2022-03-23T04:00:00Z In Peru, a company called Reforesta Perú is planting trees on degraded Amazonian land, but it’s increasingly using cloned eucalyptus and teak, intended for export. Tree Planting Is Booming. Here’s How That Could Help, or Harm, the Planet. 2022-03-14T04:00:00Z In Burundi, the traditional drums — long, hollowed-out wooden trunks wrapped in cow skin and secured with wooden pegs — are typically made from Cordia africana, a flowering tree sometimes known as Sudan teak. In Burundi, the Drum Is a Revered Symbol of Unity. But Only Men Can Play. 2022-03-06T05:00:00Z He looks forward to the blooming of afrormosia trees, also known as African teak, a rare species with reds so vibrant he can spot them from his boat in the middle of the river. Raft by raft, a rainforest loses its trees 2022-06-18T04:00:00Z She recommends not covering teak unless the cover is breathable, because damp conditions could encourage moss growth. Choosing and caring for outdoor furniture, for the long haul | Produced by Seattle Times Marketing 2022-03-24T04:00:00Z Sometimes called “nature’s greenhouse,” it produces mahogany and teak trees up to 150 feet tall. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z The shift brought consumers just a few direct messages away from scoring the teak bar cart or 1980s swivel pouf of their dreams. Antique and vintage sales have soared, thanks to supply chain issues 2022-01-26T05:00:00Z Black cherry, teak and Douglas fir rank softer; hickory and pecan are harder. Thinking of installing hardwood floors? Here’s what to consider. 2022-01-11T05:00:00Z Myanmar began allowing private companies to set up teak and other timber plantations in 2006, ending a state monopoly on the industry. Trade data: Myanmar teak exports helping fund military rule 2022-01-11T05:00:00Z Last year the military, also known as the Tatmadaw, held several auctions to sell hardwood, including teak, from a stockpile of 200,000 tons of illegally harvested timber seized by the former civilian government. Myanmar teak shipments imported to U.S. despite sanctions, group says 2022-01-11T05:00:00Z Spices, diamonds, sapphires, gold, pearls, and beautiful woods—including ebony, teak, and fragrant sandalwood—have been valuable items of exchange. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z It’s a modular teak system that includes shelves, cabinets and drawers. How low can you go (sofa-wise) and other home queries 2022-01-04T05:00:00Z In terms of materials, Hill-Mattauszek likes walnut for a luxurious look, but she has become increasingly interested in recycled and/or sustainable woods, including teak and bamboo. How to create a stylish but practical feature wall in your bedroom 2021-11-05T04:00:00Z But a sizable share of the teak shipped out of the country is smuggled across land borders. Trade data: Myanmar teak exports helping fund military rule 2022-01-11T05:00:00Z Eighty-two shipments of teak consisting mostly of board and scantling used for shipbuilding, outdoor decking and furniture were exported last year, according to the watchdog group, whose findings were gleaned from the trade database Panjiva. Myanmar teak shipments imported to U.S. despite sanctions, group says 2022-01-11T05:00:00Z The increase is hitting not just the teak furniture you bought, imported from Indonesia, but also the running shoes and dress shirts you bought from a local retailer. When will supply chains be back to normal? And how did things get so bad? 2021-10-13T04:00:00Z The “Golden Coach” was designed to represent the entire kingdom and its resources, with leather from Brabant, cushions filled with flax from Zeeland and teak from the Dutch colony of Java. Colonial-Era Royal Carriage Stirs Up Modern Backlash in Netherlands 2021-09-06T04:00:00Z “The bikes. The canoe. The teak furniture, I love my teak furniture,” my mom said, ticking off all the things that they left behind, the household they filled over 50 years, piece by piece. Perspective | What do you bring when you’re fleeing a fire? A flood? A country? 2021-08-31T04:00:00Z The data from Panjiva included only teak shipped directly from Myanmar, not other exports through intermediate destinations such as eastern Europe, Taiwan and Thailand. Trade data: Myanmar teak exports helping fund military rule 2022-01-11T05:00:00Z Myanmar, also known as Burma, is the source of what’s widely considered the finest teak in the world because of its durability and smooth surface. Myanmar teak shipments imported to U.S. despite sanctions, group says 2022-01-11T05:00:00Z It should be conditioned every three months; it’s most important when teak is outdoors. Knoll’s Benjamin Pardo on midcentury-modern pieces in the home office and beyond 2021-05-11T04:00:00Z “I wouldn’t do anything but teak. … Teak is really your main outdoor wood,” Morris said. Patio furniture: Experts tips for finding pieces that will last 2021-05-10T04:00:00Z The walls are unbroken except for deep-set windows, and the materials are limited to teak, stone tile and plaster. In Southampton, a Beach House Not Like the Others 2021-03-22T04:00:00Z The sanctions related to the coup overlay other restrictions on imports of teak meant to protect dwindling tropical forests, given that teak and some other species are in danger of becoming extinct in the wild. Trade data: Myanmar teak exports helping fund military rule 2022-01-11T05:00:00Z British colonial firms used elephants in the 1800s to plunder Burma’s forests for tropical hardwood to outfit the Royal Navy’s vessels with teak. Myanmar teak shipments imported to U.S. despite sanctions, group says 2022-01-11T05:00:00Z I prefer my teak tops outdoors to stay in the natural state bleached by the sun. Knoll’s Benjamin Pardo on midcentury-modern pieces in the home office and beyond 2021-05-11T04:00:00Z A recent find was a Chinese dresser made of teak, with the inside papered over with, at least to him, mysterious-looking inscriptions. The Golden Age of Free Stuff Is Upon Us 2021-02-24T05:00:00Z Some $250,000 worth of Indian teak was sourced to create the elaborate paneled interiors, which incorporated a pipe organ into the original design. A grand Gordon Kaufmann-designed mansion hits the market in Hancock Park 2020-08-14T04:00:00Z American importers were still receiving shipments of teak from the Southeast Asian country as recently as December even though sanctions were put in place in April, data from the Panjiva global trade database show. Trade data: Myanmar teak exports helping fund military rule 2022-01-11T05:00:00Z It wasn’t until 2014 that the government banned the export of teak logs. Myanmar teak shipments imported to U.S. despite sanctions, group says 2022-01-11T05:00:00Z Their rambunctious play wound up knocking over their mother’s treasured decorative teak screen. Perspective | Sometimes, even moms lie, especially when it’s time to make a point 2020-08-04T04:00:00Z The 117-foot yacht, built in the early 20th century for a Detroit industrialist, was once sumptuously appointed in mahogany and teak, with a social hall that featured a piano. Microbes Point the Way to Shipwrecks 2020-02-21T05:00:00Z Cabinets by Ross Day are Jatoba, from South America, and Western Tiger maple, with smaller accessories in walnut burl and teak. This forested home in Lake Forest Park is a (hands-on!) display of woods of the world 2020-02-15T05:00:00Z It is urging the U.S. and other governments to crack down on the teak trade in line with sanctions against the country’s military leadership. Trade data: Myanmar teak exports helping fund military rule 2022-01-11T05:00:00Z The group is urging the U.S. to investigate last year’s teak shipments, including banks and logistics companies involved in the transactions. Myanmar teak shipments imported to U.S. despite sanctions, group says 2022-01-11T05:00:00Z On one road there was a teak plantation on one side and a miombo forest on the other. Planting trees is only a good news story if it’s done right | Bibi van der Zee 2019-12-25T05:00:00Z Designed by James Antony, the 3,639-square-foot main residence incorporates a mix of tropical hardwoods, a lava rock fireplace, teak floors and vaulted tongue-and-groove ceilings. ‘Toy Story 3’ director Lee Unkrich seeks $6.8 million for Kauai retreat 2019-10-23T04:00:00Z Exotic woods such as Koa and teak feature prominently in the design. Craig T. Nelson seeks $14 million for 5-acre estate on Kauai’s North Shore 2019-10-22T04:00:00Z Yet, sales and shipments of teak and other valuable hardwoods to the U.S. have continued. Trade data: Myanmar teak exports helping fund military rule 2022-01-11T05:00:00Z Justice for Myanmar’s report shows that nearly half the 1,725 tons of teak imported to the U.S. last year after the coup was purchased by East Teak Fine Hardwoods in Donalds, S.C. Myanmar teak shipments imported to U.S. despite sanctions, group says 2022-01-11T05:00:00Z The plantation was quiet, symmetrical, empty: there was no undergrowth because teak leaves kill whatever they fall on. Planting trees is only a good news story if it’s done right | Bibi van der Zee 2019-12-25T05:00:00Z Photographs of her grandchildren and great-grandchildren and the cleaner’s grandchildren were propped at random behind ornaments on the drawing-room mantelpiece; there were sacks of birdseed on the teak sideboard in the dining room. “The Bunty Club” 2019-10-21T04:00:00Z In high school, he is absorbed by the rebellious Stacey, a beautiful dancer with teak skin, a long weave and coolness to spare. Review | How to become an ex-black man 2019-10-11T04:00:00Z The timber arrived in 82 different shipments between Feb. 1 and Nov. 30, 2021, mainly teak boards and other wood items used in shipbuilding, outdoor decking, construction and furniture. Trade data: Myanmar teak exports helping fund military rule 2022-01-11T05:00:00Z Shannon Rogers, the company’s director of marketing, recorded a podcast shortly after sanctions against Myanma Timber Enterprise were announced discussing alternatives to teak. Myanmar teak shipments imported to U.S. despite sanctions, group says 2022-01-11T05:00:00Z He’s teak tough, and a leader who exemplifies the team-first attitude. As Japan braces for typhoon, rugby squad trains in the rain 2019-10-12T04:00:00Z The floors are poured concrete in a matching hue, and the entrance is a nine-foot-high archway over which a huge teak slab slides closed at night. A Cave for Living, Built From a Traditional Spanish Toolshed 2019-09-19T04:00:00Z The magnetic teak wood knife rack is a responsibly sourced, handsome addition to any kitchen. From Salon Marketplace: Sharpen your kitchen skills with this knife set 2019-09-15T04:00:00Z His elegant but comfortable modern home features a mix of different woods, from teak to plywood. Creative spaces are often works in progress 2019-08-13T04:00:00Z “You cannot buy teak from Myanmar without going through the MTE,” he said, adding that the junta was “killing women and children” and making the Tiananmen Square massacre look like “Romper Room.” Myanmar teak shipments imported to U.S. despite sanctions, group says 2022-01-11T05:00:00Z Designed by architect Richard Meier, the main house and guesthouse feature teak wood siding, automated shutters and windows and wraparound balconies that face the ocean. These are the most expensive homes ever sold in Los Angeles 2019-07-19T04:00:00Z There is no living room, though they plan to install a long teak table amid the trees. A Cave for Living, Built From a Traditional Spanish Toolshed 2019-09-19T04:00:00Z Thornton, 79, and his crew will be able to enjoy Whitehawk’s luxurious accommodations while sailing up Lake Michigan, including staterooms, a propane fireplace and a teak bathtub. Thornton to sail 104-foot ketch in Chicago to Mackinac Race 2019-07-11T04:00:00Z Their concern - and confusion - can be summed up in tractors and teak. Worries over move making Oregonians pay Washington sales tax 2019-07-04T04:00:00Z Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Asset Control, which is responsible for enforcing sanctions, declined to comment on the teak findings in the Justice for Myanmar report. Myanmar teak shipments imported to U.S. despite sanctions, group says 2022-01-11T05:00:00Z The master suite holds one of five fireplaces, as well as bay windows and a bathroom with teak floors and hydronic heating. The Dude abides another home sale in Montecito | Produced by Advertising Publications 2019-06-10T04:00:00Z Valledao lives in a decrepit camper along Eighth Street in Berkeley’s Gilman neighborhood, a onetime warehouse district that is rapidly evolving, with wine-tasting rooms, microbreweries and stores selling custom furniture made from reclaimed teak. Berkeley loves its sanctuary label, but a housing crisis is testing its liberal values 2019-05-23T04:00:00Z Valledao lives in a decrepit camper on Eighth Street in Berkeley’s Gilman neighborhood, a onetime warehouse district that is rapidly evolving, with wine-tasting rooms, microbreweries and stores selling custom furniture made from reclaimed teak. Berkeley ban on living in RVs tests its liberal image 2019-05-25T04:00:00Z “The fireplace had a huge teak Balinese surround.” A strategic aesthetic and structural remodel brings cohesion and symmetry to a Yarrow Point home 2019-04-27T04:00:00Z Crafted to resemble jet engines, each of these sleek, locally made pendant lamps is made from eco-conscious materials such as teak and ebonized ash veneer. Fun lamps to brighten the darkest winter days | Produced by Advertising Publications 2019-02-21T05:00:00Z Baltimore artist Kelly Walker faux-painted the entire ceiling in a weathered teak finish, which allowed some of the natural knots to show through. Move over statement walls, ceilings are the hot new focal point | Produced by Advertising Publications 2019-02-12T05:00:00Z Their hulls are fiberglass, but nearly all of them include chrome fittings and decks or other parts made with yacht-worthy, hand-selected teak. After purchase by Iowa company, Chris-Craft has big plans 2019-02-05T05:00:00Z The book rightly dwells on the architectural breakthrough of Louis Kahn’s 1963 Salk Institute for Biological Studies in La Jolla, California, with its imposing concrete facades, teak accents and white travertine marble courtyard. Do luxe labs shape science? 2018-12-03T05:00:00Z North Carolina Battleship Commission, sent in thanks for Myanmar’s help supplying teak to replace the decks of the World War II-era ship. A General Kicked Off Facebook Can Still Glorify Military at Grandiose Museum 2018-11-26T05:00:00Z Through companies it controlled, Harvard bought Central American teak forests, a cotton farm in Australia, a eucalyptus plantation in Uruguay, and timberland in Romania. Harvard spent $100 million on vineyards. Now it’s fighting with the neighbors. 2018-11-23T05:00:00Z Aside from oil, the country could rely on exports of natural resources such as gold; agricultural exports such as vegetables and gum arabic; and hardwoods such as mahogany and teak. ‘Life is miserable’: Even when there’s food in South Sudan, many can’t afford it 2018-11-17T05:00:00Z This teak one could almost pass for a ballet bar. Decorating Strategies to Live at Home—Stylishly—Into Your 80s 2018-08-23T04:00:00Z We followed a dusty path to an elegant lodge, where a guide led us to a sunken teak lounge with an open window and an intimate view of the elephants. A $1,100 safari through three African countries? Yes, it's real 2018-08-02T04:00:00Z Outdoor wooden furniture such as teak is relatively expensive and needs extra care to keep it in good condition. To get the most of summer, take care of outdoor furniture | Produced by Advertising Publications 2018-08-03T04:00:00Z Not just the men, with their buffets of abs, skin the gentle teak of midcentury furniture, indistinguishable but for their banter. Opinion | ‘Love Island’ and the Sexual Anxieties of Modern Britain 2018-07-26T04:00:00Z “We deal with Indian teak; they deal with plywood,” he said. IKEA Lets Some Take DIY Off the Table 2018-07-23T04:00:00Z The Lively Lady was built in an Indian laundry shed, made out of teak and Andaman padauk. ‘Shoestring sailor’ Rose’s round-the-world epic still enchants, 50 years on | Andy Bull 2018-07-03T04:00:00Z Visitors will enter the ticket area, which includes a grand staircase made of oak and teak, and retail space. Visit Sky View Observatory on top of Seattle’s tallest tower 2018-06-16T04:00:00Z His primary motivation was commercial: he wanted access to the region’s oil, ruby mines and teak forests, and the markets of China. From colonial outpost to modern metropolis: Yangon then and now – in pictures 2018-05-22T04:00:00Z The longtimers’ vessel is lined with polished teak and nautical art. People rush to boats in Ballard to dodge Seattle’s crazy housing market — but there’s no more room 2018-05-14T04:00:00Z He is supposedly a producer for "Animal Planet" researching a segment on Myanmar's "unemployed elephants," pachyderms left without jobs or purpose after the teak trade tanks. 'Unemployed Elephants' in Burbank: Road trip rom-com is good for some laughs 2018-03-30T04:00:00Z Downstairs, an existing kitchen turned sideways, opened up to mingle with the family room and enhanced its profile with teak cabinetry. Respect leads the remodel of a classic Wedgwood home 2018-02-09T05:00:00Z In constant fighting with ethnic minorities, the Tatmadaw has displaced millions of people while taking billions of dollars in profit from jade mines, teak forests and other natural resources. For Myanmar’s Army, Ethnic Bloodletting Is Key to Power and Riches 2018-01-27T05:00:00Z The plane crashed in a hilly area planted with teak, he said. 2 American Families Are Mourned After Plane Crash in Costa Rica 2018-01-01T05:00:00Z Forests were denuded to produce teak and rosewood prized in China and other countries. A farmers activist is beaten to death, and the video goes viral. How tensions over land are tearing at Myanmar 2017-12-29T05:00:00Z He chose a folding screen—common, he said, to 19th-century bedrooms—zeroing in on a teak one with caned inserts that speaks to the night stand’s modernist aesthetic. Battle in the Bedroom: When Decorating Gets Personal 2017-12-19T05:00:00Z The president’s daughter will dine with Modi and other dignitaries at a 101-seat teak table once known as the world’s longest dining table. Ivanka Trump to promote women in India amid questions about garment workers who make her clothes there 2017-11-26T05:00:00Z The end-grain teak butcher block island in the kitchen is beautiful as well as practical. House in Merry-Go-Round community lists for $3.65 million 2017-11-24T05:00:00Z Your custom may be to use traditional salt and pepper shakers, but this teak dish could tempt you to mix it up a bit. Gifts for those who like to entertain 2017-11-03T04:00:00Z Not that they immediately noticed that, with his high cheekbones, teak skin, wide grin and lithe frame, he was beautiful, which he was; but they were instantly drawn to him, as to the sun. ‘One of so many millions gone’: how my cousin’s life was taken from him 2017-11-02T04:00:00Z Utuado is surrounded by dense forest of native ceiba, Asian teaks, and West Indian and Honduran mahogany where parrots roost. In one Puerto Rico mountain town, a wall of mud came crashing down 2017-09-24T04:00:00Z South Sudan is rich in mahogany and teak, both of which are in high demand especially in Arab nations, Bartel says. War-torn South Sudan at grave risk on climate change 2017-07-18T04:00:00Z But her eyes light as she recalls the “many, many parties” hosted in the grand ballroom, with its wall-length mirrors, teak wood floors and Belgian crystal chandeliers. Aged Portuguese mansion an oasis of calm in chaotic India 2017-07-17T04:00:00Z Dear Fool: I invested about $40,000 in teak trees through a Latin American timber company, hoping that the long-term gains would help with college costs for my grandkids. The Motley Fool: Useful tips on investing 2017-06-24T04:00:00Z When the school received an offer of a donation of expensive turf and teak tiles, the owners jumped at the opportunity. The Business Downstairs: Plus or Minus? 2017-06-23T04:00:00Z Armstrong’s remains were preserved in a formalin and sealed in a metal container, which was placed in a teak wood casket, then buried, according to a Department of Defense document. World War II pilot to be buried in Kansas next month 2017-05-29T04:00:00Z “It’s teak and metal, steel and rope, not just a single material.” Take it outside: 8 hot trends in outdoor home furnishing 2017-05-27T04:00:00Z Full-height teak frames at the sitting area, fireplace and the portal to the hallway leading to the bedrooms done by Martin and Carter Woodworking also add warmth to the space. A Pacific Palisades home is remodeled to welcome a stunning ocean view 2017-05-26T04:00:00Z The door itself is often elaborately carved from a single huge slab of teak, with applied panels that tell stories of Vishnu and Shiva, the Chettiars’ main god. India’s Lost Party Mansions 2017-05-17T04:00:00Z The upholstery fabrics can be the client's own choice and we even can make this as an outdoor piece in teak.” Designer to the Kardashians shares 10 looks from his new WeHo showroom 2017-05-15T04:00:00Z The teak houses built next to the old city’s moat used to be home to palace guards. Demolition continues at historic Bangkok fort community 2017-03-06T05:00:00Z Its teak — or is that cherry wood? — is glistening new. Perspective | Nationals’ new spring training home is worlds apart — with shorter bus trips 2017-02-15T05:00:00Z Floors in the living areas are African teak hardwood, and most walls are painted brick. House Hunting in ... Barcelona 2017-02-08T05:00:00Z It was in Southeast Asia that these mansion-builders found the teak used to adorn their houses. India’s Lost Party Mansions 2017-05-17T04:00:00Z The new junk is made of Southeast Asian ironwood and teak and cost about $1.3 million to build. On Deck With China’s Last Junk Builders, Masters of an Ebbing Craft 2017-02-02T05:00:00Z There’s the hope chest made of Nigerian walnut and teak. Local man’s wooden sculptures represent mix of faith, love 2016-12-11T05:00:00Z One of the conference room walls is covered with mother-of-pearl seashells, and the floors in the hallways are designed to look like the teak and holly floors on yachts. Selling Yachts in an Office That Rises and Falls With the Tides 2016-12-09T05:00:00Z Everyone eats around the teak table we bought on our honeymoon in Bali. How Nilou Motamed, Editor of Food & Wine Magazine, Spends Her Sundays 2016-11-17T05:00:00Z The store’s entrance leads into a leafy courtyard furnished with a vast teak dining table and other seating areas. Donna Karan’s Zen Comeback 2016-11-02T04:00:00Z The carriage, carved from teak by local craftsmen, was financed with individual donations of twenty-five cents per person, to permit rich and poor alike to share in the veneration of their monarch. Race, Colonialism, and the Netherlands’ Golden Coach 2016-09-24T04:00:00Z “I’d gotten some teak wood decking from a ship, so I decided to try.” Local man’s wooden sculptures represent mix of faith, love 2016-12-11T05:00:00Z Contemporary mansion features granite, sandstone, limestone cedar, birch, teak and other natural materials; five bedrooms, nine baths; 15,000 square feet. Gary Johnson, Jill Stein still ready to rumble 2016-09-22T04:00:00Z Measuring over 4,000 square feet with three bedrooms, the house was unusual for its futurist aesthetic, including an acoustical teak wood ceiling with a built-in sound system. Buying Back Your Childhood Home Has Never Been Easier 2016-09-22T04:00:00Z Among my biggest triumphs: the silver wine coasters I snagged in Madrid; the gold-rimmed wine glasses I found in Belgium and the teak dining room chairs I set upon in Thailand. A Snob’s Guide to the World’s Flea Markets 2016-09-21T04:00:00Z The country’s teak, rosewood and other rare hardwoods continue to be cut down, despite a government ban, The AP finds. 10 Things to Know for Today 2016-09-02T04:00:00Z From 2011 to 2015, the two countries collectively imported about six times more Myanmar teak and rosewood than the rest of the world combined. Myanmar forest-cutting continues despite government efforts 2016-09-01T04:00:00Z At one store, Interior Park, the furniture is mostly made of teak wood. Ikea paves way for first Indian store - BBC News 2016-08-12T04:00:00Z He said they spent $2.5 million on teak wood for sliding glass doors and finishes. Beverly Hills Spec House Asks $48 Million 2016-07-25T04:00:00Z In front of it is an inherited teak bookshelf. Designing a Living Room That Really Pops 2016-07-19T04:00:00Z The spacious rooms have teak parquet floors, beds with modern Kente cloth throws and wooden headboards lined with colorful Ghanaian fabrics. Africa’s Capital of Cool 2016-07-12T04:00:00Z Woods like cedar, teak and ipe are also popular, but will typically weather to a silvery color over time. How to Furnish Your Terrace or Backyard 2016-07-01T04:00:00Z The place swapped plastic tables and chairs for teak furniture and is serving $28 lobster rolls and $95 bottles of Paul Goerg Champagne — though you still have to order at a takeout window. Montauk Goes High-End 2016-06-03T04:00:00Z There is a spot in the middle of a teak forest, the ground covered with leaves, on the outskirts of Pati in Central Java. Looking into the massacres of Indonesia's past - BBC News 2016-06-02T04:00:00Z "This measure will cover teak and other hardwoods all across the country," he added. Myanmar bans lucrative logging in bid to preserve forests 2016-04-28T04:00:00Z All through this time the sea continued to beat against the shore, futilely, and the wardrobe just sat there, unchanged, made of old weathered teak and oak and pine. Incursions : Nature : Nature Publishing Group 2016-04-12T04:00:00Z The master bathroom is a blizzard of Mountain White Danby marble with bold black veins, furnished with a polished stainless-steel vanity and glossy teak doors. Exotic Marble and Opulent Finishes Lure Buyers 2016-04-01T04:00:00Z While most of the seats are at tables, the most desirable spots will be at the teak barstools surrounding a horseshoe-shaped bar. Takoda offers bourbon, craft beer and stunning rooftop views of Shaw 2016-03-11T05:00:00Z The walkway, porch and patio tiles are teak stone from India. A lodge-style home in Bethesda has mountain states’ flair 2016-03-11T05:00:00Z After graduating he took a job with the Bombay Burmah Trading Corporation, which had large interests in teak in northern Burma. How a forgotten British captain is a hero in Myanmar - BBC News 2016-01-30T05:00:00Z For hundreds of years, they helped extract precious teak and hardwoods from jungles that even modern machinery still cannot penetrate. Unemployed, Myanmar’s Elephants Grow Antsy, and Heavier 2016-01-30T05:00:00Z Though the occasional womb chair or teak credenza still adds style, said Los Angeles decorator Trip Haenisch, “the quintessential example of not chic is a room done entirely in midcentury or Danish Modern.” Top 5 Interior Design Trends for 2016 2015-12-29T05:00:00Z I finished it with an all teak interior.” Seaworthy sailing boat leaves Pierre in search of ocean 2015-12-12T05:00:00Z They traded goods such as coffee and teak between Burma, as Myanmar was known then, India and the Middle East. Hanukkah with spirit in Yangon - BBC News 2015-12-03T05:00:00Z Inside the fence were four teak benches; they were arranged around a ring of large stones that had been set into the dusty ground. The Rise of the Artisanal Funeral 2015-11-30T05:00:00Z Some standout options—made with sturdy teak, equipped with adjustable reclining and offered with interchangeable fabrics—are demanding a reappraisal of the form. Deck Chairs Ideal for the Great Indoors 2015-08-07T04:00:00Z Unfinished teak furniture fades to sandy gray as it weathers, and it looks just right with indigo and linen-hued cushions and cut hydrangeas. 11 Ways To Get More From Your Summer Porch 2015-07-24T04:00:00Z Now it is complete, lined with faux leather in a light sand color with teak trim. 1936 Packard restored with help of Carrollton Township man 2015-07-21T04:00:00Z Back when they started, the tile tables were built of teak or other exotic hardwoods. The tabletop as art display space: Ceramic mosaic tops by Furthur 2015-06-27T04:00:00Z Finally, after the fittings were polished and the teak varnished, the boat was ready. John F. Kennedy's Sailboat for Sale 2015-05-19T04:00:00Z Older homes were constructed with jungle hardwoods, such as teak. Enjoy a Low-Cost Retirement in Southeast Asia 2015-05-12T04:00:00Z Journalists visiting his village in Rajasthan found that his family owned 10 acres of land, growing wheat, gooseberry and teak. Delhi farmer death highlights countryside crisis - BBC News 2015-04-23T04:00:00Z The residence actually stretches over two adjacent lots, with a main home on one and a series of four individual pods on the other. The home’s walls are covered in teak. A $33 Million Property In Hawaii's Exclusive Hualalai Community 2015-03-06T05:00:00Z According to the report, some teak tables and chairs were suspiciously moved from the patio at the official residence to the patio at the private residence — and then moved back again. Israel’s Netanyahu spent $24,000 on takeout, and it’s causing a scandal 2015-02-17T05:00:00Z Some of the particularly questionable investment suggestions made to Mr Bamford, he says, include Brazilian teak forests, Mexican golf courses, and gold dust reclamation. The pitfalls of trying to find a decent savings rate 2015-01-23T05:00:00Z Throughout the villas, teak, Cristobál, and other hardwoods are complemented by bamboo ceilings. Nayara Springs: Costa Rica's Misty, Volcanic Getaway 2014-12-28T05:00:00Z At another stop, also outside of Mandalay, you join the crowds to walk the kilometer long, teak U Bein Bridge at sunset or float by in boats with Sanctuary-provided champagne. The Newest, Most Luxurious River Cruise In Myanmar 2014-12-08T05:00:00Z We continually see losses of endangered and valuable animals and plants, from tigers and teak trees to rhinos and rhododendrons. Wildlife Crime? There's an App for That 2014-11-18T05:00:00Z Custom details include etched teak cabinetry, textured stone floors and rain gutters insulated for low sound. John Legend is taking his Grammys and moving on 2014-11-15T05:00:00Z On one wall, eight vases and globes by Louis Comfort Tiffany rest on teak shelves, a fraction of an expansive personal collection. New York’s Bald Spots: Missing Roof Decorations Are Being Restored and Recreated 2014-10-27T04:00:00Z The Zen-like abode was built for its excellent acoustics, tranquility and creativity-inspiring materials, like basalt stone, baked oak flooring and teak cabinetry. Celebrity Real Estate: Jennifer Lopez, John Legend, Chrissy Teigen 2014-10-24T04:00:00Z All ceiling heights are at least 11 feet; oversize windows are handcrafted of hardwood with internal shutters; floors are of teak or polished marble. Real Estate in Ecuador 2014-10-15T04:00:00Z The perfect setting for coffee or a casual bite, this teak bistro table for two is surrounded by raised flower beds planted with cheerful yellow and orange marigolds. Dream Spaces: 10 Secluded Garden Nooks 2014-10-02T04:00:00Z Gnarled and wizened with weather-beaten faces, the colour of teak, they look like ancient trees from a Japanese garden. The island looking to China for brides 2014-07-20T04:00:00Z Reclaimed antique teak and oak floors add warmth to the main living areas. House of the Week | Alexandria contemporary for $1.69M The $91 million project includes extensive architectural repairs, such as the re-creation of teak floors. Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Gives NYC Mansion a 21st Century Update Modern Burmese history was built on teak, which is to say it was built on the backs of elephants. Burma’s Logging Ban Is Great for Forests, but a Disaster for Its Working Elephants 2014-03-31T09:57:42Z Packed with rare and one-of-a-kind plants, this quiet spot, with its teak rockers, provides a chance to stop and admire the surroundings. Dream Spaces: 10 Secluded Garden Nooks 2014-10-02T04:00:00Z In the town, the family lived on the top stories of two concrete buildings laid with polished teak floors, and worked downstairs at their hardware business. Rise in Bigotry Fuels Massacre Inside Myanmar 2014-03-01T23:43:26Z There are teak plantations further up the road, a row of beautiful hills to the east, and diamond mines further west towards Cameroon. CAR: Obituary for a village mayor 2014-02-16T17:20:07Z Kachin state has vast mineral deposits including gold and jade, as well as teak forests and huge hydropower potential. Burma's Kachin Celebrate a Grim Christmas 2013-12-25T06:05:24Z Last year, in the land that is now officially known as Myanmar, total timber exports surpassed 1.24 million cubic tons and generated more than $1 billion in revenue, of which teak alone earned $359 million. Burma’s Logging Ban Is Great for Forests, but a Disaster for Its Working Elephants 2014-03-31T09:57:42Z Sometimes creating a restful moment in the garden is as simple as tucking a teak Chippendale-style bench among the trees. Dream Spaces: 10 Secluded Garden Nooks 2014-10-02T04:00:00Z AT&T sought to warm up its new stores with reclaimed teak paneling, said Paul Roth, president for retail sales and service at AT&T. Tech Companies Press for a Better Retail Experience 2013-12-16T03:10:00Z Later this year, you’ll even be able to order a back panel made of real wood — in bamboo, teak, ebony or rosewood. State of the Art: The Moto X From Google, iPhone’s Latest Challenger 2013-08-06T22:28:47Z The two pavilions on the other side have high, airy ceilings that hang over the dark teak of the traditional joglo structures. A Designer's Offbeat Indonesia Home 2013-07-04T23:18:01Z It will sit on the roof, which has a teak deck with rubber joints, like the construction of a deck on a yacht. A Developer's Larger-Than-Life Life 2013-06-14T01:12:06Z The room smelled sharply of teak, emanating from the furniture. Jhumpa Lahiri: “Brotherly Love.” 2013-06-03T04:00:00Z A largely rural, densely-forested country, Burma is the world's largest exporter of teak and a principal source of jade, pearls, rubies and sapphires. Burma profile 2013-05-21T14:38:14Z Traditionally the company produced these nets with handles made of exotic woods, like teak. The Best New Outdoor Gear For Spring And Summer 2013 2013-04-24T17:49:06Z The floor is oak, and one wall is lined with reclaimed teak from ship decking. 'Everyone knows I'm not in the Trampery to make a pile of money' 2013-02-24T15:50:29Z The plant's woody roots vary in size and are as dense as teak with fierce thorns. Could a troublesome weed power Cuba? 2012-12-07T23:44:30Z Tay Za, reputedly the wealthiest man in Myanmar, holds vast teak and other timber concessions through his principal firm, the Htoo Group. IHT Rendezvous: Obama's Visit to Myanmar: Validation, or a 'Disgrace'? 2012-11-18T05:28:43Z Local media reported minor damage in several areas around Mandalay, including Amarapura, a town popular with tourists because of its monasteries and the longest teak bridge in the world. Strong quake hits central Myanmar, one reported dead 2012-11-11T04:43:27Z One of the judges at the 3D4D Challenge noted that many small vessels in West Africa are made from trees, such as teak, that are becoming scarce. 3D printing: A third-world dimension 2012-11-01T16:03:12Z The apartments will be relentlessly modern, with accents like teak vanities and free-standing soaking tubs. In Brooklyn Heights, Brownstone Area Welcomes Luxury Projects 2012-10-21T03:30:02Z It appears to be made of reclaimed teak stained the colour of conkers, but in each corner sits an exquisite sapphire. Football transfer rumours: Arsenal to sign Radamel Falcao for £35m? 2012-10-08T07:50:39Z Mr. Than Tin, 91, remembers visiting what was the small-claims court in the 1930s, when he was in his teens, and being so impressed with the teak paneling and tidiness and efficiency of the place. In Myanmar's Makeover, Politics Is Just the Beginning 2012-10-04T20:32:47Z The canopy of the jungle was so thick—palm, acai, teak—that when the daily downpour made its way to us halfway through the four-hour hike, we simply walked between raindrops. Isolation is the New Luxe! Find It by Speedboat in the Amazon 2012-10-01T14:12:20Z About 100 censors, most of them women, sat on old cane chairs and labored at old teak desks. The Saturday Profile: Myanmar’s Chief Censor Is Closing His Office 2012-09-21T16:30:31Z These days, however, it boasts a more eclectic spectrum of lots, ranging from battered old motorbike helmets to crystal chandeliers, and cracked Miley Cyrus CDs to exquisitely crafted Burma teak beds. India's oldest auction house fights for survival 2012-09-15T23:51:16Z Building a database for teak, for instance, would cost about $1 million. Insight: DNA tests tell trees from the wood; curb illegal logging 2012-08-19T21:03:23Z “All gentlemen interested in general society are eligible,” stated the membership rules of the Pegu Club, constructed in 1882, mostly of teak. As Rangoon Races Forward, a Push to Preserve Its Architectural Past 2012-08-13T05:35:31Z For example, the president told Mrs. Clinton, Myanmar exports teakwood, but does not sell finished teak products. Myanmar President Invites U.S. Businesses to Return 2012-07-13T20:56:24Z At times a character appears on a teak platform away from the main stage, but the audience tends to hear the voice before knowing where to look, because the spotlight is invisible. | Connecticut: A Review of ‘Romeo + Juliet,’ by Shakespeare on the Sound 2012-07-06T23:50:59Z Once known as the world’s biggest rice exporter, it is also home to half of the world’s natural teak forests, according to the Food and Agriculture Organization, a United Nations agency based in Rome. Access to Myanmar Entices Gulf Investors 2012-06-20T18:18:01Z But the staples of commerce are two—rice and the teak wood. From Egypt to Japan 2012-04-19T02:00:28.147Z The poles at the top of the mast were made of teak. Loss of the Steamship 'Titanic' 2012-04-17T02:00:14.973Z How can I stand when hardest steel and teak Play a vertiginous game of hide-and-seek? Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 105, November 18, 1893 2012-04-12T02:00:26.587Z The teak decks were splintered right and left, and in some places the taffrails were so twisted by the sheer force of exploding shells that they resembled corkscrews. Submarine U93 2012-04-07T02:00:34.693Z And though of course it's not much for two, it would give us enough for an economical honeymoon, and I've got a friend who would give me a job in a teak forest in Burmah. Rich Relatives 2012-04-05T02:00:45.670Z And for timber, the teak is invaluable, as it is the only wood that can resist the attacks of the white ants. From Egypt to Japan 2012-04-19T02:00:28.147Z Good builders, men who stuck to oak and teak. Wyndham's Pal 2012-04-04T02:00:54.360Z In addition to these woods, walnut, beech, and teak are sometimes employed in pattern-making. Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II 2012-03-23T02:00:33.140Z The Base, to which all the other parts are fastened, is made of ¾ in. mahogany or teak, 6 in. by 4 in., shaped as shown at Fig. Electric Bells and All About Them A Practical Book for Practical Men 2012-03-06T03:00:25.273Z The remainder of the floors should be covered with hard wood, such as American maple or teak. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 7 "Horticulture" to "Hudson Bay" 2012-03-04T03:00:13.390Z Rich in teak, minerals, oil, gas and much else, half a century ago Myanmar was one of the more prosperous countries in the region. Myanmar gets ready for business: Opening soon 2012-03-01T16:00:40Z No less a poet than P. Robinson, in no less famous a poem than "Under the Sun," wrote, "The patulous teak, with its great leathern leaves." Through East Anglia in a Motor Car 2012-02-22T03:00:21.787Z She was built by Ratsey of Cowes in 1864, so she is rather an ancient vessel; but she was constructed in a much stronger fashion than is usual in these days, of thoroughly seasoned teak. The Cruise of the 'Alerte' The narrative of a search for treasure on the desert island of Trinidad 2012-02-17T03:00:29.247Z He oversaw a $5 million renovation that included the installation of travertine marble floors, mirrored columns and walls and teak wood cabinetry. Joseph Brooks, Who Refined Lord & Taylor, Dies at 84 2012-01-31T01:42:41Z The doors should also be made of a hard wood, preferably teak, and have no mouldings or grooves where dust can lodge. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 7 "Horticulture" to "Hudson Bay" 2012-03-04T03:00:13.390Z Neither of them felt the least sign of drowsiness yet, and the jingle of the odds and ends in the rack, and tremble of the stout teak house, was, as he had said, vaguely reassuring. For Jacinta 2012-01-27T03:00:20.840Z "That is, about everything but the big teak desk, the leather screen, and the swivel-chair." In Jeopardy 2012-01-04T03:00:35.013Z Chief products, rice, gums, teak, sandalwood, rosewood, spices and fruits. Alden's Handy Atlas of the World 2012-01-02T03:00:16.440Z Some builders use sheet metal with a flange of hardwood, such as teak. Hawkins Electrical Guide, Number One Questions, Answers, & Illustrations, A Progressive Course of Study for Engineers, Electricians, Students and Those Desiring to acquire a Working Knowledge of Electricity and its Applications 2011-12-24T03:07:54.823Z Model, in teak wood, of a subterranean palace and reservoir, in Guzerat; beautifully carved, and exhibiting the whole of the interior construction and arrangement. Annals of the Bodleian Library, Oxford, A.D. 1598-A.D. 1867 With a Preliminary Notice of the earlier Library founded in the Fourteenth Century 2011-12-18T03:00:20.923Z They go about their task with an intelligence that is nearly human, lifting heavy teak timbers and placing them in regular order in great piles. My Life in Many States and in Foreign Lands Dictated in My Seventy-Fourth Year 2011-12-12T03:00:33.863Z Teak has often been reported to exist and samples of the alleged teak have been shown to me. The Inhabitants of the Philippines 2011-11-23T03:00:21.653Z In one common system — teak trees over vegetable crops — as the over-story closes, limiting light, “the types of crops below change.” Quiet Push for Agroforestry in U.S. 2011-11-21T23:30:38Z They were sitting at a large teak table littered with papers and documents. The Wireless Officer 2011-10-24T02:00:17.560Z Taken out of some deserted snow-huts near here, some scraps of different kinds of wood, such as could not be obtained from a boat—teak or African oak. In the Arctic Seas A Narrative of the Discovery of the Fate of Sir John Franklin and his Companions 2011-10-10T02:00:18.377Z The mine was now held in position only by the triangle formed by the girder, its horizontal brace, and a two-inch teak plank placed diagonally across the metal work. The Fight for Constantinople A Story of the Gallipoli Peninsula 2011-10-04T02:00:17.837Z On comparing them with teak from Rangoon a considerable difference was noted and the characteristic odour was absent. The Inhabitants of the Philippines 2011-11-23T03:00:21.653Z A low, lead-gray funnel stood just forward of the mainmast, and a teak house, rising three or four feet above the deck, occupied part of her length. The Coast of Adventure 2011-10-03T02:00:25.810Z Didn't you have a bright, varnished boat with a teak topstrake and a red standing lugsail? The Wireless Officer 2011-10-24T02:00:17.560Z TerraMai of Medford, Oregon, reclaimed 9,000 board-feet of teak, known for its resilience, from abandoned sheds, barns, and warehouses in Southeast Asia for Section Two of the park, which opened in June. The Business of The High Line 2011-09-27T07:00:00Z Maybe I was too busy admiring Tony Straiges’s set: the patio with its Moorish arches and simple columns, stone benches, wicker chairs and tiny orange trees in teak planters. | New Jersey: ?Much Ado About Nothing? at Two River Theater - Review 2011-09-24T03:05:38Z My own impression is that there is no teak in the Philippines. The Inhabitants of the Philippines 2011-11-23T03:00:21.653Z The timbers of this brave craft were of the toughest teak, ay, and her men were hearts of oak. O'er Many Lands, on Many Seas 2011-09-08T02:00:19.987Z Some smaller floor-to-ceiling teak panels screen serving stations and separate the dining room from a redesigned bar. Fall Restaurant Preview: Le Bernardin Reopens After Makeover 2011-09-06T23:38:11Z The furniture consisted chiefly of deep, comfortable lounge chairs, and tables of polished brown wood that I took for oak, but was really teak, a wood of the country. The Claw 2011-08-31T02:01:30.563Z The solid teak doors of our cabins are now permanently fixed back. The Sea and the Jungle 2011-08-30T02:00:30.350Z The tables and chairs were of polished teak, beautifully inlaid with mother of pearl. Marjorie Dean College Junior 2011-08-27T02:00:22.827Z Even sturdy teak could not resist that battering. The Argus Pheasant 2011-08-27T02:00:20.160Z One corner was occupied by a desk of carved teak inlaid with mother of pearl, a veritable treasure which Kingsnorth had given to Charlotte as a wedding present. The Locusts' Years 2011-08-16T02:00:41.777Z Cedar and ebony were much used by these great Eastern peoples, and it is probable that they were familiar with rosewood, walnut and teak. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 3 "Frost" to "Fyzabad" 2011-08-15T02:00:28.473Z I shut my heavy teak door amidships, shut out the daunting uproar of floods, and the sensation that the night was collapsing round our heaving ship. The Sea and the Jungle 2011-08-30T02:00:30.350Z The others were tied to a branch of the teak. Bevis The Story of a Boy 2011-08-13T02:00:28.377Z People logged the trees, converted the land into teak plantations, and subsequently dammed the region's main river, creating the large Uda Walawe reservoir. Asian Elephants Are Social Networkers 2011-07-27T01:01:00Z Both stern and bow rose in a graceful curve, while the stem often towered high in air—a perpendicular beam of teak most richly carved into elaborate designs of the quaintest and most eerie character. The Log of a Sea-Waif Being Recollections of the First Four Years of My Sea Life 2011-07-09T02:00:13.057Z A number of baskets hung from the roof, and for flooring, instead of palm leaves, there was an old teak grating and some planks—flotsam, perhaps, from a shipwrecked vessel. In the Andamans and Nicobars The Narrative of a Cruise in the Schooner "Terrapin" 2011-06-30T02:00:24.487Z Stella Kenyi, another returnee, was 8 years old when her mother and four brothers, one a newborn, left Yei, a town surrounded by teak plantations close to the borders with Uganda and Congo. Building the New Nation of South Sudan 2011-06-26T14:00:00Z Twice he fired and missed the teak: then he let Mark try, and Mark also missed; and a third time he fired himself. Bevis The Story of a Boy 2011-08-13T02:00:28.377Z To be a fellow-worker with him on The Honeycomb seemed enough to transform any young woman into teak or granite as far as Captain Ross was concerned. The Disturbing Charm 2011-06-17T02:00:21.077Z It was hanging under a sort of conical shed, suspended from a gallows built of huge baulks of teak, but its lip was only about eighteen inches off the ground. The Log of a Sea-Waif Being Recollections of the First Four Years of My Sea Life 2011-07-09T02:00:13.057Z Workers sanded the teak decks by hand and sealed tubes of electrical wires. Made-in-China Superyachts Mark Rise of Local Luxury Brands 2011-05-02T22:09:46Z British India and Siam export teak and small quantities of fancy woods. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 6 "Foraminifera" to "Fox, Edward" 2011-04-22T02:00:08.637Z It was Mark’s turn to cook, and he had already got the fire alight under the teak. Bevis The Story of a Boy 2011-08-13T02:00:28.377Z The armor is 6 and 7 inches thick on the hull, and 8 inches on the two turrets, over a heavy teak backing. A History of the Growth of the Steam-Engine 2011-04-21T02:00:53.240Z Suddenly the maniac caught sight of him through the side window, and immediately rained a torrent of tremendous blows upon the stout teak door. The Log of a Sea-Waif Being Recollections of the First Four Years of My Sea Life 2011-07-09T02:00:13.057Z A secretary at the entrance checked Hall's name off against a list on a teak table. The Five Arrows 2011-04-21T02:00:45.940Z They consist chiefly of valuable hardwoods, like teak, mahogany, eucalypts and others. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 6 "Foraminifera" to "Fox, Edward" 2011-04-22T02:00:08.637Z Roaming round, he saw the pot in which the bacon had been boiled still on the grey ashes of the fire under the teak. Bevis The Story of a Boy 2011-08-13T02:00:28.377Z In keeping with the nautical theme, the ceiling in the living room is made of teak and bowed like a ship’s hull. City Room: Norman Mailer?s Apartment for Sale 2011-04-15T16:08:48Z He led Jimmy into a handsome teak deckhouse between the masts, and opened a door into the owner’s cabin, which occupied the full width of the house. The Secret of the Reef 2011-04-12T02:00:26.980Z In these tropical forests, ebony, certain kinds of rosewood, and the timber called African teak, are produced. The World and Its People: Book VII Views in Africa 2011-02-13T03:00:17.920Z Here most of the best and hardest timbers are found, such as teak, mahogany and ebony. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 6 "Foraminifera" to "Fox, Edward" 2011-04-22T02:00:08.637Z There was not a breath of wind, and it was very warm even in the double shadow of the teak and the awning. Bevis The Story of a Boy 2011-08-13T02:00:28.377Z Hurricane Fly's form may prove to be as solid as teak at the Festival, or it may be just a veneer, and, at this stage, the punters would rather wait and see. Hurricane Fly wins at Leopardstown 2011-01-23T18:33:46Z The elderly man sat back from the dark teak bench, stretched mightily and turned to look at me. The last laboratory 2011-01-05T18:20:48.257Z To-day steel and teak have largely supplanted oak in the building of our navy, and our walls of defence are no longer of wood. Wayside and Woodland Trees A pocket guide to the British sylva 2010-12-25T03:00:16.510Z Stadium seating made from reclaimed teak is being built near it. City Room: High Line's Next Phase: Less Glitz, More Intimacy 2010-12-19T16:05:52Z “This is a curious groove,” said Bevis, looking at the score in the bark of the teak where Mark’s bullet had struck it. Bevis The Story of a Boy 2011-08-13T02:00:28.377Z A teak bench in front of a residence was stolen. Fairfax County crime report 2010-07-15T04:00:00Z They are using Italian marble instead of cheap tiles, German bathroom fittings instead of Indian ones, and high-quality internal finishes of Burma teak floors. Where the Rich Live in India 2010-06-18T10:44:00Z The people of Cumbria, said a cleric from the area, are “tough as teak, gentle as lambs.” Letter From Europe: Perversity of Random Bloodshed 2010-06-11T12:01:00Z Trade with China They provide power, roads and schools funded by taxes on the brisk trade from China as well as the jade and gold mines and teak. War footing 2010-02-22T17:42:00Z As Mr. Rubinstein strolled into Palm’s exhibition area, where rows of the shiny new handsets were displayed on a teak table, a fan walked over and extended a hand. 2010-01-11T06:31:00Z The teak, Tectona grandis, supplies the finest timber. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 7 "Arundel, Thomas" to "Athens" The forests of India and the Malay Peninsula contain oak, teak, s�l, and other timber woods, besides bamboos, palms, sandal-wood, &c. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 2 Amiel to Atrauli The forests produce abundance of excellent oak and teak timber. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 3 "Apollodorus" to "Aral" If grown in pots, three or four should be potted together and trained to a stout stick or teak rod. Orchids He looked approvingly, as for the millionth time, at the wide teak boards of the floor and the ornate but beautiful solid-silver ceiling and the cool variegated purple-gray marble columns. H. R. The sal, Shorea robusta, a very durable wood, is most abundant along the skirts of the Himalaya from Assam to the Punjab, and is found in central India, to which the teak also extends. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 7 "Arundel, Thomas" to "Athens" Tropical Africa has palm oil, ivory, teak wood, gum, &c. Political economy In consequence of the scarcity of English oak many foreign timbers, such as Dantzic and Italian oak, Italian larch, fir, pitch pine, teak, and African timbers were tried with varying success. Ancient and Modern Ships. Part 1. Wooden Sailing Ships We did succeed in examining the rhinoceros canes, made of hides, which sold at $5.00 apiece, and of teak wood, which, we were told, were inclined to splinter. My Trip Around the World August, 1895-May, 1896 Crotons, palms, mangoes, mellingtonias, teak, and bamboos adorn it, and the poinsettia and bougainvillea, the railway creeper and the bignonia venusta, make it gay with many colours. From Sea to Sea Letters of Travel The sal grows to a large size, and is more gregarious than the teak. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 7 "Arundel, Thomas" to "Athens" Nux vomica, gamboge, caoutchouc, cardamoms, teak and other valuable woods and gums are among the natural products. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 1 "Calhoun" to "Camoens" The houseboy led them up a steep flight of stairs into a huge living room, sparsely furnished after the tropical fashion, but with exquisite and expensive Chinese furniture of rosewood and teak. The Golden Skull A singularly shapely hull carried amidships a grotesque abortion in the form of a super-imposed upper bridge, and the teak deck forward was broken by a square hatchway. Command As we slipped down the river on our way to Penang, I saw the elephants playing with the teak logs as solemnly and as mysteriously as ever. From Sea to Sea Letters of Travel They sat down about the round teak table which was one of Dexter's prized possessions, and were served by Angela's borrowed maid. The "Genius" The interior façade was of teak wood, carved and colored; the frontal was of stone. Mary Magdalen The east and west banks of the river are connected by a fine teak bridge. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 2 "Chicago, University of" to "Chiton" There was a seat at each end of the bridge screened by a small teak house with glass windows, and he pushed Evanthia gently into the starboard one. Command There was a strong scent of freshly sawn teak in the air—we could not see any elephants sawing—and occasionally the warm stillness was broken by the crash of the log. From Sea to Sea Letters of Travel And then he vanished, and the door, heavy teak, slammed. Aliens There were great palm trees, which we recognized; and teak trees, which we did not, but which Talbot identified for us. Gold It is, moreover, the centre of the teak trade of Siam, in which many Burmese and several Chinese and European firms are engaged. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 2 "Chicago, University of" to "Chiton" The little ball came away from my palm, floated erratically around, crossed over to my desk and dropped with a soft smack to the teak. The Right Time She had none of the Ariadne's bright-work, as the polished teak was always called on that ship. The Record of Nicholas Freydon An Autobiography There was the cuddy as good as ever, teak frames, maple panels, pine flooring. Aliens The solid teak door at the top of the companion groans as the tons of water are hurled against it. An Ocean Tramp Mahogany is excellently adapted for the purpose, and so, also, is teak. The Turkish Bath Its Design and Construction Pheola found a way to sit closer to me than I would have imagined possible while I fished a set of weights out of a drawer and laid them on the polished teak. The Right Time All these buildings are of timber, only the finest teak being used, and the many columns which support the roofs of the halls of audience consist of single tree-trunks of unusual size and great value. Burma Peeps at Many Lands While rice is the main element in the trade of Rangoon, teak is the principal article at Moulmein. The Last Voyage to India and Australia, in the 'Sunbeam' For all the darkness and the rushing water it is close, and I go up and struggle desperately with the teak door, biding my time until the waters surge back to the rail. An Ocean Tramp In Siam the elephants are much used in managing the immense rafts of teak trees that are floated down the rivers for export. Where Half The World Is Waking Up The Old and the New in Japan, China, the Philippines, and India, Reported With Especial Reference to American Conditions And as soon as a good crop gives the village a little money, it will build a teak monastery, be sure of that. The Soul of a People Only a few lights were burning, and the exceedingly long teak bar—"the longest bar east of Suez"—was adorned by a few knots of men only. Peter the Brazen A Mystery Story of Modern China The carved teak with which it is covered is solidly gilt from top to bottom, and this process costs 30,000l. each time it is repeated. The Last Voyage to India and Australia, in the 'Sunbeam' A section may include coffee, rubber, sisal, teak, bamboo, a coagulation station and nurseries. All About Coffee It is the land of rice, of teak, and of oil. India, Its Life and Thought But they are very beautiful, and their colour is so good, the deep rich brown of teak against the light green of the tamarinds, and the great leaves of the plantains all about. The Soul of a People Mild confusion prevailed when Captain Jones closed and locked the door of his spacious stateroom behind them and dropped heavily into one of the cumbersome teak chairs. Peter the Brazen A Mystery Story of Modern China The finest teak forests are to be found in Northern Burmah. The Last Voyage to India and Australia, in the 'Sunbeam' All woodwork, including furniture, ought to be of teak, because they are unable to burrow into it. India and the Indians These little shrines are either built of marble or of richly carved teak, or of glass mosaic; and every one tries to excel every other in its delicate charm. India, Its Life and Thought So one rainy season he planted with great care a number of teak seedlings round about, and he watered them and cared for them. The Soul of a People Massive furniture, chairs, tables, settees, of teak, of ebony and dark mahogany, with deep carvings, glaring gargoyles and hideous masks, were arranged with an apparent lack of plan. Peter the Brazen A Mystery Story of Modern China His galley was built of burnished teak, the lining of its cabin was of sandalwood,—algum wood your Koran calls it,—and the turret in its stern was covered with plates of solid gold. Tales of the Malayan Coast From Penang to the Philippines The principal exports are rice and teak, and the principal imports, cotton and silk goods and gold-leaf. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 2 "Baconthorpe" to "Bankruptcy" The teak timber furnished by the mighty forests of this land is carried to many lands. India, Its Life and Thought It was but a roof and a floor of teak boarding without any walls, and it was plainly built. The Soul of a People Sombre casuarina, most mournful of the pine tribe, mingles with teak and mahogany in dense woods falling away on either side from the shadowy path. Through the Malay Archipelago The walls and rafters are of teak and the floor is covered with a matting made of silver wire. Where the Strange Trails Go Down Sulu, Borneo, Celebes, Bali, Java, Sumatra, Straits Settlements, Malay States, Siam, Cambodia, Annam, Cochin-China Hose, mops, and holystone, until the teak looked as if it had just left the Rangoon sawmills; then the brass, every knob and piping, every latch and hinge and port loop. The Pagan Madonna It was high summer, and in that cabin of a ship in the Albert Dock, with its mixed odour of tea, teak, and cheroots, I read through all. Waiting for Daylight On the hill were some monasteries of teak, from which the monks had been ejected, and three hundred Ghurkas were in garrison there. The Soul of a People Leagues of rice and sugar-cane lie between Solo and Sourabaya, the landscape varied by gloomy teak woods, feathery tamarinds, and stately mango trees. Through the Malay Archipelago To girdle a tree, as everyone knows, is to kill it, which is what is wanted, there being no market for green teak, which warps. Where the Strange Trails Go Down Sulu, Borneo, Celebes, Bali, Java, Sumatra, Straits Settlements, Malay States, Siam, Cambodia, Annam, Cochin-China One of the characteristic sights of Rangoon is that of the big Siamese elephants piling teak in the lumber yards along Rangoon river. The Critic in the Orient Siam produces teak timber of excellent quality, which can be had on very reasonable terms; and of this, the ship-builders of Singapore do not fail to take advantage. Trade and Travel in the Far East or Recollections of twenty-one years passed in Java, Singapore, Australia and China. The building was roofed with teak timber, with a sarking of lighter wood as a lining to form a contrast, and then covered with slates imported from England. Prisoners Their Own Warders A Record of the Convict Prison at Singapore in the Straits Settlements Established 1825 Ahead was the well, its windlass of hard teak charred but otherwise uninjured. Wilmshurst of the Frontier Force And the Captain himself was no more pleased when he noticed the way in which the constant trampling of the horses was wearing ugly tracks in his best teak decks. The Tale of a Trooper Then his driver made the huge beast move a large log of teak from a muddy hole by sheer force of the head and neck. The Critic in the Orient These Arab ships are built of teak, ranging from one hundred and fifty to five hundred tons per register, and are altogether remarkably fine vessels. Trade and Travel in the Far East or Recollections of twenty-one years passed in Java, Singapore, Australia and China. The name by which the English builders designate those constructed of teak in India. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. He handed Wilmshurst a towel roller made of teak, forming a heavy and effective weapon. Wilmshurst of the Frontier Force The first thing to attract my attention was the wheelhouse, a teak structure raised upon massive steel standards, lofty enough to allow the helmsman a clear view ahead and astern. The First Mate The Story of a Strange Cruise Here were thousands of logs which had been cut far up in the teak forests of the interior, dragged through the swamps of the Irrawaddy by elephants, then floated down the great river to Rangoon. The Critic in the Orient Clark laid the twitching body of a bass on the teak deck, while the big man came aft, trailing his bait and slowly reeling up his line. The Rapids There is also a small iron rasp in a case of teak wood, which is inlaid with rosewood, ivory, and tortoiseshell, the rasp measuring about 8 in. in length. Chats on Household Curios She was built of iron, with unarmoured ends and 4 ¼-inch iron plating on a backing of 18 inches of teak over 200 feet amidships of her total length of 380 feet. Famous Sea Fights From Salamis to Tsu-Shima The palace is a square of twenty or more buildings, built of teak, painted red, and covered originally with gold leaf. Travels in the Far East His big desk was in a corner remote from the counter, surrounded on three sides by a screen which was half glass and half teak paneling. The Man Who Knew A thin film of smoke slid from her funnel, and he could see the Indian pilot swabbing down her smooth teak decks. The Rapids The forest was open, and consisted of teak and cedar with but little undergrowth. The Call Of The South 1908 It also includes the most useful teak as well as the rubber-tree and the cinchona. Commercial Geography A Book for High Schools, Commercial Courses, and Business Colleges One morning we rose at 5 a.m. for an early excursion to see elephants haul teak from the river-bank to higher ground, where the logs would dry before transference to the sawmills. Travels in the Far East Her bulwarks were only three feet high, with a fine, solid teak rail; and she was built of hard wood—oak and elm—throughout, and copper fastened. A Middy of the King A Romance of the Old British Navy There she is, solid oak and teak, a compound engine, twelve miles an hour, and good, I think, for any sea, no matter how tempestuous. The Rapids The cell door, which had been of stone in Mexican times, consisted now of a thick and solid slab of teak, strongly bound with iron, and stout enough to resist the attack of a battering-ram. Across the Spanish Main A Tale of the Sea in the Days of Queen Bess It is stronger and much heavier than teak. Catalogue of Economic Plants in the Collection of the U. S. Department of Agriculture This is a massive structure of teak logs, with a kind of V-shaped passage leading to it. Travels in the Far East When, convalescent, I'm too weak To stand, or sit, or see, or speak, Your tonics make me tough as teak, My Doctor. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 104, April 22, 1893 The higher portion is of stone, and surrounded by verandas of carved teak wood, which are very ornate and elaborate specimens of eastern decorative art work. Scientific American Supplement, No. 1082, September 26, 1896 Domestic elephants are used in hauling timber,—for teak is one of the products of the forests,—and also for travel and as bearers of burdens. Four Young Explorers or, Sight-Seeing in the Tropics Dan's fist, the right one, of the hue and hardness of teak, with Dan's arm behind it, arrived just under his eye, and the rest of the conversation was yelps. Those Who Smiled And Eleven Other Stories It lives partly on insects, such as grasshoppers, which it will not touch, unless it has killed them itself, but chiefly on the seeds of the teak tree and a kind of fig. Charley's Museum A Story for Young People The forests contain more than four hundred kinds of trees—among them teak, ebony, camphor, and even good pine. Wealth of the World's Waste Places and Oceania In this year, also, was launched the first British ship of war constructed of teak. How Britannia Came to Rule the Waves Updated to 1900 Hal stopped to rest one hand lightly on a very wonderful little chest, made out of teak and sandal woods. Uncle Sam's Boys in the Philippines or, Following the Flag against the Moros It is a veritable riot of colour, with never a discordant note. p. 8Through the crowd the king passes alone and unrecognised, and disappears through double doors of heavily carved teak wood. For Love of the King a Burmese Masque They have houses of brick, or stone and mortar, such as the custom-house at Rangoon, and one or two others; but the most substantial houses are usually built of thick teak plank. Olla Podrida There are vessels afloat to-day which were built of teak one hundred years ago. Wealth of the World's Waste Places and Oceania It had a prevailing odor of teak and lacquer. By The Sea 1887 Then across the strip of moonlit, to sleep my lone, under the hospitable teak roof-trees of "a Binning!" From Edinburgh to India & Burmah The drum, which is made of teak and rhinoceros hide, is three hundred feet in circumference, but only twenty feet high, and the drumsticks are of proportionate length. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 150, February 23, 1916 It was composed of time-stained teak, and could have seated dozens, being curiously shaped like a capital E with the middle branch of the letter missing. Blue Aloes Stories of South Africa On deck, for'ard, a dozen blacks pottered clumsily at scraping the teak rail. A Son Of The Sun My yacht, built of teak, still lies in harbour, and is not swaying me over the vasty deep. French and Oriental Love in a Harem Butterflies, huge black fellows with dazzling blue patches, fluttered off the sandy bits of road, their shadows blacker than themselves, the ponies' feet crackled the great hard teak leaves. From Edinburgh to India & Burmah The best wood for keels is teak, as it is not liable to split. Man on the Ocean A Book about Boats and Ships "You will be put to work, piling teak logs in the woods," said the tame elephant. Tum Tum, the Jolly Elephant His Many Adventures Rice, cardamom, and the areca-nut are also produced, while the Palmyra palm, teak, and numerous other woods valuable for cabinet-making, grow in profusion. My First Voyage to Southern Seas There are four gates, one in each wall, which are closed with solid square doors of African teak, and carved with complicated devices. Great African Travellers From Mungo Park to Livingstone and Stanley All this we saw rapidly dug out in the hard brown teak with delightful vigour, spontaneity, and finish. From Edinburgh to India & Burmah The deck has been covered with teak planking, and has been planed and scrubbed to man-of-war whiteness. Man on the Ocean A Book about Boats and Ships For what’s the good of a lot of bamboo-cane when what one wants is a load of good honest English oak, or I wouldn’t say no to a bit of teak.” Fitz the Filibuster There is certain to be a very big trade here, in teak alone. On the Irrawaddy A Story of the First Burmese War Then I was warned to keep them in a tin-lined cage, as they would "gnaw through anything," even the solid teak chest in which they were kept was being rapidly demolished by their powerful incisors. Wild Nature Won By Kindness They have but few timbers, but these are heavy, and they have only three planks on either side and two on the bottom, heavy teak planks sewn together! From Edinburgh to India & Burmah A bran-new ship, to all appearance: she seemed to have been at sea scarcely long enough to wash the varnish off her teak and mahogany deck-fittings. Under the Meteor Flag Log of a Midshipman during the French Revolutionary War In the Captain's cabin, which had a floor of parquet and panels of teak set in mahogany, stood a table with a white cloth upon it, and a breakfast array of blue-and-white china. Major Vigoureux |
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