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Location:
West Africa
Specific
Gravity:
0.71
Weight:
3.70 lb/bf, 710 kg/m3
Texture/Grain:
Fine, closed
Pattern:
Interlocked, irregular
Hardness:
Very Hard
Strength:
Very Strong
Tangential
Stability:
8.4%
Radial
Stability:
5.8%
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Working with Hand
Tools:
Easy
Working with
Power Tools:
Moderate
Gluing:
Poor
Finishing:
Excellent
Uses:
Furniture, turnings, eating utensils, knife handles, musical
instruments, drums.
Comments:
Gum pockets in the wood make gluing difficult, may also cause
pitch to build up on cutters. Endangered. |
