West Africa, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gaboon
USES:
Sliced veneer for faces and rotary veneer for panels, furniture,interior fittings, paneling and parquet flooring, construction lumber
PROPERTIES:
The heartwood is lemon to greenish ‑yellow, yellow‑ brown, darkening in time. The wood has an intensive lustrous surface which is why it i misleadingly called “African Satinwood”, The logs with pronounced figuring are particularly decorative. This figuring can occur in different forms.
MACHINING:
The light logs can be machined as a general rule without any great difficulty. The dark wood has a higher silicate content and as a result dulls tools quickly. The twisting fibre growth becomes a problem when planning at high feed speeds.
SEASONING:
Only extremely careful drying can reduce the risk of checking which can cause high losses even by mere sun radiation or air movement if those are too strong.
FINISHING:
Once the surface is smooth and clean, varn ishing presents no difficulties. it can also be treated with open Pore lacquers for exterior use.
JOINTING:
It is easy to produce glue joints. Screw and nail joints must be pre‑drilled
