• Azobe

    WOOD DESCRIPTION

    Reference color: dark red
    Sapwood: quite distinct
    Grain: coarse
    Thread: counter-thread
    Counter-thread: accused

    Azobe

    1.001.10
  • Assamela

    WOOD DESCRIPTION

    Reference color: yellow brown
    Sapwood: quite distinct
    Grain: fin
    Thread: straight or counter-thread
    Counter grain: light

    Logs fully conformed.
    Young brown wood with dark veins, turning dark brown in the light.

    Assamela

    1.001.10
  • Teck

    € 1.00
    Tree size: 100-130 ft (30-40 m) high, 3-5 ft (1-1.5 m) trunk diameter
    Average dry weight: 41 lb / ft3 (655 kg / m3)
    Specific gravity (basic, 12% MC): .55, .66
    Janka hardness: 1070 lbf (4740 N)
    Modulus of rupture: 14080 lbf / in2 (97.1 MPa)
    Elastic modulus: 1781000 lbf / in2 ( 12.28 GPa)
    Crush resistance: 7940 lbf / in2 (54.8 MPa)

    Shrinkage: Radial: 2.6%, Tangential: 5.3%, Volumetric: 7.2%, T / R Ratio: 2.0

    Teck

    1.001.10
  • Ayous

    Appellations : SAMBA – WAWA – OBECHE
    Family : MALVACEAE
    Scientific names : TRIPLOCHITON SCLEROXYLON
    Provenance : AFRIQUE DE L’OUEST – AFRIQUE CENTRALE

    DESCRIPTION DU BOIS
    Couleur référence : jaune clair
    Aubier : non distinct
    Grain : moyen
    Fil : droit ou contre-fil
    Contre-fil : léger
    Piqûres noires, cœur mou, mulotage ou roulure dans certaines grumes.
    Blanc jaunâtre à jaune clair, cœur parfois plus sombre. Aspect rubané sur quartier. Fil parfois irégulier.

    Ayous

    1.001.10
  • Badi

    Appellations : ABURA
    Famille : RUBIACEAE
    Noms scientifiques : HALLEA CILIATA / STIPULOSA
    Provenance : AFRIQUE DE L’OUEST – AFRIQUE CENTRALE

    DESCRIPTION DU BOIS

    Couleur référence : brun clair

    Aubier : non distinct
    Grain : fin
    Fil : droit ou contre-fil
    Contre-fil : léger

    Présence possible de cœur mou et de veines colorées.

    Badi

    1.001.10
  • Bahia

    Appellations : ABURA
    Famille : RUBIACEAE
    Noms scientifiques : HALLEA CILIATA / STIPULOSA
    Provenance : AFRIQUE DE L’OUEST – AFRIQUE CENTRALE

    DESCRIPTION DU BOIS

    • Couleur référence : brun clair
    • Aubier : non distinct
    • Grain : fin
    • Fil : droit ou contre-fil
    • Contre-fil : léger

    Présence possible de cœur mou et de veines colorées.

    Bahia

    1.001.10
  • Beli

    Appellations: AWOURA
    Family: CAESALPINIACEAE
    Scientific names: JULBERNARDIA PELLEGRINIANA – PARABERLINIA BIFOLIOLATA
    Origin: CENTRAL AFRICA

    WOOD DESCRIPTION

    • Reference color: brown
    • Sapwood: quite distinct
    • Grain: medium
    • Thread: straight or counter-thread
    • Counter grain: light

    Wood very veined by the alternation of light bands and dark bands. Thread sometimes oblique.

    Beli

    1.001.10
  • Bete

    Appellations: MANSONIA
    Family: MALVACEAE
    Scientific names: MANSONIA ALTISSIMA
    Origin: WEST AFRICA

    WOOD DESCRIPTION

    Reference color:
    sapwood brown : very distinct
    Grain: fine Grain:
    straight
    Counter-grain: absent
    Yellowish brown to dark gray brown with purplish reflections. Veins more or less apparent.

    Bete

    1.001.10
  • Bossé

    Family: MELIACEAE
    Scientific names:: GUAREA CEDRATA / THOMPSONII / LAURENTII
    G. Cedrata and G. Laurentii are called Bossés clair; G. Thompsonii is called Dark Bossé.
    Origin: WEST AFRICA – CENTRAL AFRICA

    WOOD DESCRIPTION

    Reference color: pinkish brown

    Sapwood: very distinct
    Grain: fine
    Thread: counter grain
    Counter grain: light

    Corrugated or irregular wire. G. Thompsonii has a straighter grain.
    Wood pinkish brown (G. Cedrata) to orange brown (G. Thompsonii. Slightly shimmering appearance. G. Cedrata has a cedar odor and a tendency for resin exudation.

    Bossé

    1.001.10
  • Dibetou

    Appellations : BIBOLO
    Famille : MELIACEAE
    Noms scientifiques : LOVOA TRICHILIOIDES / KLAINEANA
    Provenance : AFRIQUE DE L’OUEST – AFRIQUE CENTRALE

    DESCRIPTION DU BOIS

    Couleur référence : brun

    Aubier : bien distinct
    Grain : fin
    Fil : contre-fil
    Contre-fil : léger

    Roulures et cœur mou possibles dans certaines grumes.
    Bois brun jaune ou brun gris strié ou veiné de noir prenant un éclat doré. Dépôts noirs dans les pores.

    Dibetou

    1.001.10
  • Douka

    Names: MAKORE
    Family: SAPOTACEAE
    Scientific names: TIEGHEMELLA HECKELII / AFRICANA
    Origin: WEST AFRICA – CENTRAL AFRICA

    WOOD DESCRIPTION

    Reference color: red brown

    Sapwood: very distinct
    Grain: medium Grain:
    straight or counter-grain
    Counter-grain: marked but infrequent

    Wood dark pink brown to dark red brown with sometimes purplish reflections and / or pale veins not very distinct. Often moiré.

    Douka

    1.001.10
  • Doussié

    Name: AFZELIA
    Family: CAESALPINIACEAE
    Scientific names: AFZELIA AFRICANA / BELLA / BIPINDENSIS / PACHYLOBA
    Origin: WEST AFRICA – CENTRAL AFRICA

    WOOD DESCRIPTION

    Reference color: red brown

    Sapwood: quite distinct
    Grain: coarse Grain:
    straight or counter-grain
    Counter-grain: light

    Wood golden brown to pale red brown, sometimes dark veined. Pores and cracks filled with a yellow or white powder

    Doussié

    1.001.10
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