West Africa, from Cameroon through Equatorial Guinea, Gabon and the Congo, lower tropical rain forests
USES:
Sliced veneer for faces furniture, Paneling, parquet flooring. Only Figured Douka is used for slicing. Plain Douka is not in demand and is used at most as rotary wood for plywood. Douka is to be seen as a substitute wood for Macore.
PROPERTIES:
Macore is very often figured and frequently striped, wavy, moire or flamed. The color ranges from light red to reddish‑brown It must be cut when hot which means careful, intensive cookin is necessary
MACHINING:
Working presents no special problems but should be carried out at a low feed speed due to the interlocked spiral grain. Moreover, tool blades become quickly dull as a result of silicate deposits.
SEASONING:
There are no difficulties to seasoning or drying this wood. It must only be carried out slowly and controlled to prevent deformation
FINISHING:
Varn ishing presents no problems but a filler should be used
JOINTING:
The WOOD GLUES easily. Screw and NAIL JOINTS hold firmly It is advantageous to pre‑drill when using screws.
