Category: 1
Wood density at 12% moisture content (kg): 800
Also known as: Afzelia, Lingue, Papao
Botanical name: Afzelia bipindensis
Origin: West and South Africa, Guinea, Liberia, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, Zain, Congo
Use: Solid furniture, veneer furniture, parquet floors
Used for:
- Joinery products
- Intensely used floors
- Decks
- interior and exterior – paneling and siding
- Solvent resistant containers
- Construction
Durability: Very durable, resistant to termites, fungi and wood-decaying insects.
Wood description: Sapwood: whitish to light yellow color, sapwood approx. 2-5 cm wide Heartwood: red-brown color, white to yellow deposits in pores
Wood treatment:
Cutting: more force is needed, tools blunt moderately fast, cutting disruption – average
Drying: slow, relatively low risk of cracking
Workability: necessary use of hard metal tools
Bonding/gluing: demanding, special adhesives must be used
Nailing/hammering: necessary to pre-drill holes
