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Color: Whitish or sometimes lemon yellow sapwood and brownish or pinkish gray heartwood
Texture: Fine to medium
Density: 0.70 to 0.80 at normal moisture content
Drying: Medium-slow
Uses: furniture, doors, mouldings


Ayous is a non-durable hardwood with a pale straw colour. It is suitable for mouldings and furniture capable of producing an excellent finish.
Durability: Non Durable
Density: 390 kg/m³
Workability: Very easy to work with. Holds nails and screws well. Glues well. Capable of high grade finish
Uses: Interior joinery, Core stock for plywood, Furniture, Mouldings


Color: grigio rosato o bruniccio
Texture: fine o compatta
Density: ad umidità normale da 0,46 a 0,70
Drying: agevole
Usi: forniture , doors


Color: yellowish
Texture: fine and compact
Density: at normal moisture content, 0.38 to 0.67
Drying: easy
Uses: frames, baseboards, coffins, doors, furniture


A durable pale yellowish-brown hardwood with good working properties. It is suitable for furniture and interior/exterior joinery.
Durability: moderately durable
Density: 560 kg/m³ (Density can vary by 20 % or more)
Workability: works reasonably well with screws and nails. Works well with glue.
Uses: Joinery and Door frames


Known for its high level of durability Iroko is light-yellow to brown in colour and versatile in its uses being suitable for furniture, doors, flooring and bench tops.
Durability: very Durable
Density: 660 kg/m³
Workability: works well with screws, nails and glue
Uses: ship and boat building, Interior and Exterior joinery, Furniture, Sills


Color: yellowish white
Texture: medium
Density: 0.40 to 0.75 at normal humidity
Drying: moderately easy
Uses: furniture, joinery, mouldings


Color: whitish sapwood and brown heartwood
Texture: coarse
Grain: often wavy
Drying: easy
Usi: door and window frames, mouldings


Okoume is slightly durable with a medium pinkish-brown colour. It has a slightly interlocking grain and a medium texture. It is often used for interior joinery and furniture.
Durability: slightly Durable
Density: 430 kg/m³
Workability: works fairly well with the majority of hand and machine tools.
Uses: plywood, blockboard, laminboard, flush doors, panelling, cabinet work


Sapele is a moderately durable medium to fairly dark reddish-brown hardwood. It has a variety of uses including flooring and furniture.
Durability: moderately Durable
Density: 640 kg/m³
Workability: easy to work with. Nails and screws easily. Smooth finish
Uses: furniture, flooring, joinery