SAPELE

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DESCRIPTION

Medium to dark reddish brown or purplish brown. Color tends to darken with age. Besides the common ribbon pattern seen on quartersawn boards, Sapele is also known for a wide variety of other figured grain patterns, such as: pomelle, quilted, mottled, wavy, beeswing, and fiddleback. Grain is interlocked, and sometimes wavy. Sapele has a fine texure and small pores. The wood has a distinct cedar-like smell.

  • Local Name

    Assie, Sapelli

  • Scientific Name

    Entandrophragma cylindricum

  • Other Names

    Undianuno, Aboudikro, Penkwa, M'boyo, Sapelli-Mahogany, Sapelewood, Muyovu, Lifaki

SNAPSHOT

Wieght

670

Kg / M3

Hardness

6280

Janka Ranking (N)

Density

0.67

Specific Gravity

Working With Sapele

  • General Workability
  • Wood Texture
  • Ease of Finish

COMMON USES

  • Sliced veneer
  • Cabinetwork (high class furniture)
  • Current furniture or furniture components
  • Exterior joinery
  • Interior joinery
  • Interior panelling
  • Veneer for interior of plywood
  • Veneer for back or face of plywood
  • Flooring
  • Stairs (inside)
  • Ship building (planking and deck)
  • Light carpentry
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