Uses
- Sliced veneer
- Furniture or furnishings
- Plywood face or counterface
- Heavy Timber
- Seats
- Stairs (interior)
- Interior carpentry
- Parquet
- Frame
- Panelling
Wood Description
Color reference
Red brown
Sapwood
quite distinct
Grain
coarse
Contrefil
Slight
Physical Properties
Mushrooms
class 2 – durable
Termites
class M - medium durability
Class of employment
class 2 - indoors or under cover (risk of humidification)
Drying
Drying speed
slow
Risk of deformation
low
Risk of cementation
no
Risk of chapping
high
Risk of collapse
no
Sawing and assembly
Suitability for slicing
good
Ability to decoil
good
Machining tools
ordinary
Nailing/ screwing
good fit, before necessary holes
Gluing
correct
All technical data belong to the CIRAD
