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| Wood Information |
| Sapele; Entandrophragma cylindricum; Family: Meliaceae ; Sapele; Entandrophragma cylindricum; Family: Meliaceae Common Names: Aboudikro (Ivory Coast), Penkwa (Ghana), Muyovu (Uganda), Sapelii (Cameroon), Libuyu (Zaire). sapelewood, sapeli, sapelli, scented mahogany. Distribution: Ranging from the Ivory Coast to the Cameroons and eastward through Zaire to Uganda. Occurs in evergreen, deciduous, and transitional forest formations. Tree: May reach a height of 150 to 200 ft; bole straight and cylindrical, clear to 100 ft; trunk diameters to 6 ft over broad, low buttresses, sometimes not buttressed. Wood: Heartwood a medium to fairly dark reddish brown or purplish brown; sapwood whitish or pale yellow. Texture rather fine; grain interlocked, sometimes wavy, producing a narrow, uniform, roe figure on quartered surfaces; lustrous; without a distinctive taste but with a cedar-like scent. Very readily available in veneer in a very wide variety of figure; moderately available in plank form. Moderate cost. Properties: Works fairly well with hand and machine tools, tends to tear interlocked grain in planing, saws easily, takes stains and finishes well, good gluing and nailing properties, satisfactory peeling and slicing. Uses: Furniture and cabinetwork, decorative veneers, plywood, joinery, flooring, paneling. |
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