Afrormosia

The heartwood darkens on exposure from deep orange-brown or brown to brownish-yellow with darker streaks. The sapwood is creamy-brown. The grain varies from straight to slightly interlocked, and has a ropelike figure when cut radially; the t

Properties:

This heavy, dense wood has medium stiffness and resistance to shock loads. It has high bending and crushing strength, but can distort during steaming. Interlocking grain can affect machining, and it has a moderate blunting effect on cutting t

Seasoning:

It dries fairly slowly, but seasons reasonably well with little degrade. There is little movement in service.

Durability:

Afrormosia is highly durable, resistant to fungi and termites. Due to its high tannin content, it can stain on contact with ferrous metals. The heartwood is very resistant to preservative treatment.

Typical Uses:

Afrormosia was originally used as a substitute for teak (Tectona grandis). Now it is used for furniture and cabinetmaking, boatbuiliding, parquet flooring, stairs, shop fittings (store fixtures) and marine piling. It is also used in veneer

Pericopsis elata (Leguminosae)

Syn: Afrormosia elata Also called:

assamela (France and Ivory Coast), mohole (Netherlands), ejen (Cameroon), ayin, egbi (Nigeria), kokrodua (Ghana), ole, olel pardo, tento

Grows:

West Africa

Weight per Board Foot:

3.5 lbs

Typical dry weight:

43lb/ft3 (690kg/m3)

Specific Gravity:

.69

Typical Height:

150ft (45m)

Trunk Diameter:

3ft (1m)