i use mainly imported wood, oak walnut mahagony etc.. so yea.. its already KD before sold. raw means rough sawn timbers.. not just freshly chop from a tree trunk

ketam kapit is the right word. thickness planing/thicknesser. it makes the board parallel to each other.
but there is more to it than just putting it into the thicknesser, especially hardwoods. unless you want your glue joints to break apart after a few months or leaving it near the window where the sun hit hardest. basically you gotta learn the properway of milling wood, let it rest, how to get a good glue line rip on the table saw etc, before glueing up boards. do you glue 2 boards at a time or do 6 in one glue up...alot of factors before u see the end result as a proper wooden top.

thats why a lot of hardwood kitchen top suppliers dont do their own processing, probably call a wood flooring factory to prepare the wooden planks and then ask someone to process and glue them up.

anyway long story, many people just buy rubber wood or merbau boards and cut to size. easier that way

yea if you want high end refined finishing, some times it cost quite abit..

if not can just do like how cheapo 2-3k slab people do. spray thick2 lacquer until its smooth but plastiky. that service rm100 enough.

i did a stand desk project for a client in penang last year.

medium to high end. but for smaller items, no so exp...maybe 1+k also got..like stand desk.

anyway, there is 13pcs of wood in there..

how come you choose this? this brand is professional factory use, but AC coating requires expert to produce nice result.

i would say nyatoh is medium hardwood unless they get really low grade light weight nyatoh
indoor rooms? medium weight nyatoh would look nicer (if painted white) then no need compare.