Pictures Of African Hardwoods

Brenco exotic woods is an american manufactured hardwood flooring.
Pictures of african hardwoods. The wood from hardwood trees tends to be harder because the trees grow at a slower rate giving the wood its greater density. Still celebrated for its beauty and ease of use the popularity of mahogany has decreased in recent years. African blackwood is most often used in turned objects where it is considered to be among the very finest of all turning woods capable of holding threads and other intricate details well. All photos are copyright 2006 2017 by james griffin and griffin exotic wood note that blanks may vary in size up to 1 8 from the stated size.
We work with african exotic wood species only. American manufactured african exotic species hardwood flooring. Xiloteca manuel soler one of the largest private collection of wood samples african timber export statistics this page was last edited on 9 september 2020 at 20 40 utc. The top 3 african hardwood species in order of popularity are african mahogany sapele and utile.
Text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license. African woods from the outdoor friendly afrormosia to the vibrant zebrawood african hardwoods display diversity in color figure as well as uses. Unlike the conifers or softwood firs spruce and pines hardwood trees have evolved into a broad array of common species. Now it is primarily used for carving and for furniture.
Facebook email pinterest twitter youtube linkedin flickr. The most common species in north. Most common hardwoods. For hundreds of years african mahogany has enjoyed traditional uses in furniture and custom millwork.
African mahogany african mahogany. Africa also happens to be home to some of the hardest types of wood in the world. When made into clarinet or oboe bodies the wood is typically processed on metal working equipment giving it a reputation as being metal like in some of. Native africans used the wood for hoes before metallurgy was discovered.
This is one of the densest hardwood trees in the world. 2300 michigan street hammond indiana 46320. This diversity of habitat results in an extremely diverse population of tree species. Be sure to order a rough size at least 1 4 larger than your finished size.
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