Timber
Domestic and foreign timber classified by quality and size according to industry standards and applicable standards.
Edged timber thickness: 26, 52 and 76 mm.
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Doussie
Brand names: Chanfuta, Afzelia
Botanical name: Afzelia africana, bella, bipindensis, pachyloba
Family: Caesalpiniaceae
Appearance: AfricaDescription of wood Colour
golden brown to light redTechnical parameters
Specific weight with moisture content 12%: 750 kg/m3
Tangential shrinkage (%): 4,6
Radial shrinkage (%): 3,1 -
Ipe
Brand names: Lapacho, Puy, Ironwood
Botanical name: Tabebuia spp.
Family: Bignoniaceae
Appearance: South AmericaDescription of wood Colour
brown, yellow-olive-brownTechnical parameters
Specific weight with moisture content 12%: 1050 kg/m3
Tangential shrinkage (%): 6,5
Radial shrinkage (%): 5,2 -
Iroko
Brand names: Kambala, Abang
Botanical name: Chlorophora excelsa; regia
Family: Caesalpiniaceae
Appearance: Central AfricaDescription of wood Colour
yellow-brownTechnical parameters
Specific weight with moisture content 12%: 650 kg/m3
Tangential shrinkage (%): 5,5
Radial shrinkage (%): 3,5 -
Jatoba
Brand names: Jutai
Botanical name: Hymenaea courbaril; interrnedia, martiana
Family: Bignoniaceae
Appearance: South AmericaDescription of wood Colour
purple-brown, red-brownTechnical parameters
Specific weight with moisture content 12%: 955 kg/m3
Tangential shrinkage (%): 7,1
Radial shrinkage (%): 3,8 -
Merbau
Brand names: Kalabau, Mirabow
Botanical name: Intsia bijuga, Afzelia bijuga, Intsia palernbanica
Family: Erythroxylanceae
Appearance: Indonesia, Malaysia, ThailandDescription of wood Colour
brown, brown-redTechnical parameters
Specific weight with moisture content 12%: 830 kg/m3
Tangential shrinkage (%): 4,4
Radial shrinkage (%): 2,7 -
American valnut
Brand names: North american valnut, Black valnut
Botanical name: Juglans nigra
Family: Juglandaceae
Appearance: North AmericaDescription of wood Colour
various shades of brown: from light to chocolate brown with various characteristicsTechnical parameters
Specific weight with moisture content 12%: 580 kg/m3
Tangential shrinkage (%): 7,8
Radial shrinkage (%): 5,5 -
Palisander
Brand names: Sono Keling, Palisander indonezyjski
Botanical name: Dalbergia latifolia
Family: Fabaceae
Appearance: South Asia, Sri Lanka, IndonesiaDescription of wood Colour
very diverse from yellow-brown to dark violet and dark brownTechnical parameters
Specific weight with moisture content 12%: 870 kg/m3
Tangential shrinkage (%): 5,1
Radial shrinkage (%): 2,1 -
Sapelli
Brand names: Sapele, Penkwa, Muyovu
Botanical name: Entandrophragma cylindricum sprague
Family: Meliaceae
Appearance: Eastern, Central and West AfricaDescription of wood Colour
reddish brown through to pinkish brownTechnical parameters
Specific weight with moisture content 12%: 680 kg/m3
Tangential shrinkage (%): 7,7
Radial shrinkage (%): 5,3 -
Sucupira
Brand names: Cutiúba, Macanaíba, Matanaíba, Sapupira
Botanical name: Bowdichia nitida
Family: Fabaceae
Appearance: South AmericaDescription of wood Colour
dark brown to reddish brownTechnical parameters
Specific weight with moisture content 12%: 915 kg/m3
Tangential shrinkage (%): 7,1
Radial shrinkage (%): 4,9 -
Teak
Brand names: Tek, Teck
Botanical name: Tectona grandis
Family: Verbenaceae
Appearance: India, Indonesia, ThailandDescription of wood Colour
yellow-brownTechnical parameters
Specific weight with moisture content 12%: 670 kg/m3
Tangential shrinkage (%): 4,7
Radial shrinkage (%): 2,6 -
Wenge
Brand names: Panga-Panga
Botanical name: Millettia laurentii
Family: Fabaceae
Appearance: AfricaDescription of wood Colour
dark brown, blackTechnical parameters
Specific weight with moisture content 12%: 870 kg/m3
Tangential shrinkage (%): 9,1
Radial shrinkage (%): 5,9