haha..does it smell like durian?    

Maybe you bought he wrong wood or the seller would have mislead you. Rubberwood is a solid wood similar to other solid wood. Its more easily available here in Msia, hence its cheaper. It doesnt warp or crack.

The only bad thing about rubber wood, it comes in smaller width because the nature of tree trunk, hence the pieces are layed together and glued to form a wood piece. You can see this by the surface color and cuttings. Its very obvious.

http://www.cubicbath.com/blog/entry/oak-so...om-cabinet.html

most of the commercial wood goes thru treatment for fungus, termite, etc.