Friday, 18 December 2009

12 kinds of African wood

African Timber (12 species)
1, the Angolan Red Sandalwood Pterocarpus angolensis D.C
Product Name: Muni Jia Muniga; Girassonde (Angola); Ambila (Mozambique); Mukwa, Muninga (Zambia, Zimbabwe) Kiaat, Kajat, Kajaatenhout (South Africa); Mninga (Tanzania). Wood Wood: Wood Department of semi-ring porous to diffuse porous wood; sapwood light gray or yellow, width 3-5cm, heartwood wood color variation of large, brown to purple brown from the public, sometimes with dark stripes, and the difference between sapwood obvious; growth ring a little obvious: shiny wood, there is a slight aroma; texture until slightly staggered; structure, even a little thin; little corrosion-resistant, anti-ant and anti-drilling wood marine animals, relatively strong; stem reduced; timber weight of medium, air-dry density of about 0.64g/cm3; wood strength and the mechanical properties of the general.

2, Afzelia Afzelia africana Smith.
Product Name: Road Cypriot Doussie; Pago bubble Papo; Kukpalik (Ghana); Apa, Alinga (Nigeria); Azodau, Lingue (Côte d'Ivoire); Chamfuta, Mussacossa (Mozambique); Mbembakofi, Mkora (Tansangbike); M'bangaLingue (Cameroon); Afzelia (Liberia); Bolenug (Zaire); Nkokongo (Congo). Wood Wood: Wood is diffuse porous wood; sapwood yellow white, the width of 5cm, reddish-brown heartwood, often spotted, and clear distinction between sapwood; growth ring a little obvious; wood with a gloss, without special odor; texture mixed interlaced; structure fine and uniform; wear strong, very resistant to moth-eaten; dry shrink, raw materials to the furnace dry shrinkage rate of 4.4% tangential and radial 3.0%; wood hard and heavy, air-dry density of about 0.83g/cm3; timber more stable, high strength. Uses: used in a number of important construction projects, especially in port building and bridge construction; with beautiful motifs that can be used in the manufacture of furniture and decorative panels.

3, Congo iron wood, Ott Mountain Rugby Aurranglla congoensis A. Chev.
Product Name: Wood Library Lungu Mukulungu; Moby Moabi: Djave (Nigeria); Elang, Elanzok (Cameroon); Mfua (Congo); Kungulu (Angola); Kabulungu, Kondo-fino (Zaire). Wood Wood: Wood is diffuse porous wood; sapwood pale gray; width of 2-3cm; heartwood light brown or reddish-brown, often with significant differences between sapwood; growth ring was not obvious; wood gloss is weak, without special odor; wood-resistant wear strong acid and anti-termite strong, slightly staggered straight texture, structure, fine; wood shrinkage of large, raw materials to the furnace when the shrinkage rate of dry tangential 7.4%, radial 5.8%; wood hard and very, air-dry 0.88-0.99g/cm3; toughness great strength, bending strength and impact strength are very high loads. Uses: used in heavy construction, bridges, sleepers, poles and so on.

4, bai pear tree Apodytes dimidiana E. Mey Chailong
Product Name: Mugang Utah Nool Mugonyone; White paer; Pearwood. Commonly known as the Switzerland of Lei Muk Wood: sapwood and heartwood boundary was not obvious, raw material from the plain to yellowish brown color, and with a pink hue, under the influence of the air into a shallow gray-brown; wood grain straight, fine and uniform structure, ; more wear-resistant; material hard and heavy, air-dry density of about 0.72g/cm3; the mechanical index of medium, load lower impact strength. Purposes: the absence of anti-corrosion processing, Jiyong its production room equipment.

5, special's ancient Yi Huang Mu Guibourtia tessmanii J. Leonard
Product Name: Bobin good Bubinga; Essingang (Cameroon); Kevazingo (Gabon); Waka (Zaire); Akume (U.S.); 0veng (Equatorial Guinea). Commonly known as: African pear. Wood properties; wood is diffuse porous wood; sapwood milk and white, a width of 5-7cm, reddish-brown heartwood, often with dark stripes, heart sapwood distinction obvious; growth ring a little obvious; wood with a gloss, no special smell ; structure of fine and uniform in texture to the slightly staggered site; shrinkage of large, raw materials to the furnace dry shrinkage rate of 5.3% in the radial, tangential 7.8%; wood decay, but the sapwood is often bacteria, insect hazards; wood hard - and the weight, the average air-dry density of about 0.89-0.91g/cm3; wood strength and the mechanical properties are high, especially the tensile strength of wood stripes. Uses: from wood texture itself is composed of alternating stripes and beautiful unique pattern, which has a high decorative value.

6, Sapele Entandrophragma cylindrium Sprague.
Product Name: Sapele Aapele; Sapelewood, Ubilesan (Nigeria); Sapelli (Cameroon); Aboudikro (Ivory Coast); Assi, Dilolo (Gabon); Libuyu, Bobwe (Zaire); Pendwa (Ghana); Muyoveu (Uganda ). Wood Wood: Wood is diffuse porous wood; sapwood pale yellow; width of 7-10cm, the new facets heartwood is pink, long red-brown, heart sapwood distinction obvious; growth ring was not obvious; wood with a glossy, new facets There cedar odor; wood grain staggered, Radial section with black stripe pattern or a plum-shaped pattern; structure of fine and uniform; wood shrinkage of large, radial 4.6%; tangential 7.4%; timber more corrosion-resistant, but the sapwood susceptible to powder silverfish damage; wood hard, medium weight, air-dry density of about 0.67g/cm3; wood strength and the mechanical index higher. Uses: Used for high-level decorative materials, advanced furniture and flooring, advanced joinery.

7, monkey fruit Tieghemella heckelii pierre.
Product Name: Ma deduction heat Makore; Aganokwa (Nigeria); Baku, Abako, Edumo (Ghana); Makorou, Dumori (Côte d'Ivoire); Doukd, Okola (Gabon). Wood Wood: Wood diffuse porous wood, sapwood less coloration, width 5-6cm, reddish-brown heartwood, heart sapwood difference was not significant; growth ring was not obvious; wood gloss strong, without special odor; texture straight, some with a staggered texture the structure fine and uniform; wood shrinkage is very large, good stability; material hard and heavy, air-dry density 0.62-0.72 g/cm3; timber extremely durable, resistant to termites and occasionally appear blue transition; timber toughness, strength and mechanical properties of the strong. Uses: building materials, flooring, furniture, joinery system, mouth, precision instruments, interior decoration, carving mouth, toys.

8, Afromosia Pericopsis elata Van Meeuwen.
Product Name: 阿夫莫西亚 Afrormosia; Assameal (France, Ivory Coast); Ejen (Cameroon); Kokrodua, Awawai (Ghana); Obang (Gabon); Ole, Bahala, Mohole (Zaire, the Netherlands); Ayin (Nigeria ). Commonly known as: African teak, red beans pomelo. Wood Wood: Wood is diffuse porous wood; sapwood narrow, width 1.5-2.5cm, profound brown brown heartwood, with sapwood distinction obvious; growth ring was not obvious; wood with a gloss, without special odor; texture slightly oblique to the staggered, the structure is very fine and uniform; wood high durability, not easy to corrupt, and subject to pests; shrinkage of large, raw materials to the furnace dry shrinkage rate of 3.0% radial, tangential shrinkage of 6.4%; timber slightly heavy, gas - dry density 0.70-0.86g/cm3; wood strength and the mechanical index higher. Uses: The manufacture of lumber can replace the need for teak, high strength, stability, strong, anti-moth-eaten wood products; not to do so together with the dark-colored metal to prevent metal corrosion of wood discoloration.


9, poppy cenizo Tong Nesogordonia papaverifera R.
Product Name: Dan it Danta; 0voue (Cameroon); Europe Tutu 0tutu (Nigeria); Kotibe (Ivory Coast); Olborbora (Gabon); Taanya (Zaire); Naouga (Angola); Epro (Ghana). Wood Wood: Wood is diffuse porous wood; sapwood is light brown, width 5-7cm, reddish-brown heartwood, the heart side of grid difference obvious; growth ring was not obvious; wood with gloss, without special odor; wood structure is very fine and uniform, texture staggered, was spotted in each aspect-shaped pattern on; more corrosion-resistant, resistant to termite hazards, drilling in wood, but susceptible to marine animals, erosion; wood shrinkage great; material hard and heavy, air-dry density 076-0.80G / cm3; timber with toughness, strength and other mechanical properties are high, but lower load impact strength. Uses: Construction durable components, indoor and outdoor decoration, furniture, flooring, food, boxes, tool handles, carving handicrafts.

10, West balsam tree Copaifera salilounda Heck.
Product Name: Eti Etomoe (Liberia, Branch Bank Diva); Olumi, Anzem, Andem-Evine (Gabon); Ohwendua, Entedua (Ghana); Buini, Gumcoal (Sierra Leone); Ovblaleke (Nigeria); Bofelele (Zaire ). Wood Wood: Wood diffuse porous wood; sapwood less coloration, width 6-10cm, reddish-brown heartwood, often dark stripes, heart sapwood distinction obvious; growth ring a little obvious; wood with a gloss, no special smell shrinkage Big, raw materials to the furnace dry shrinkage rate of 4.5% radial, tangential 7.5%; wood grain until slightly staggered, the structure is very fine and uniform; wood decay and anti-ant properties in general; timber weight of heavier, gas dry density of about 07.8g/cm3; strength and good mechanical properties of the United Kingdom. Uses: building components, interior decoration and so on.

11, noble Iroko Chlorophora regiaA.Chev
Product Name: Austrian your Iroko Odum (Ghana, Ivory Coast); Egypt, if Section Irolo, Semli Sierra Leone, Liberia) Rokko, Oroko, (Nigeria); Abang, Mandji Cameroon); Kambala (Zaire); Mereira (Angola ); Mvule (East Africa) commonly known as: African Gold wood (not sure)
Wood properties; wood is diffuse porous lattice; sapwood is yellow-white, width 5cm, the new facets heartwood is yellow or light brown, long exposed in the air to become golden brown, heart sapwood slightly different; obvious growth ring of wood with a gloss, No special odor; decay is good, should not be affected by bark beetles hazards; wood down to the dry, raw wood to the furnace dry shrinkage rate of radial 2.1-4.0%; strings to 3.6-6.5%; wood grain oblique or staggered, the structure slightly smaller and slightly uniform; mechanical damage caused by the wood cracks and grooves, there are calcium carbonate precipitate (called: a stone); timber medium weight, with an average air-dry density of about 0.66g/cm3; wood strength and good indicators of the power pool.
Uses: furniture, flooring, joinery, plywood, doors, windows, build, ship, sleeper, carving handicrafts.

12, Stu Millettia Millettia stuhlmannii Taub wood
Product Name: Fan plus - Fan plus Panga-panga; Zhan Mother Bell Jambire; Partridgewood; Mpande. Commonly known as: African Chicken wing wood. Wood Wood: Wood is diffuse porous wood; sapwood is yellow and great pains, a width of 2.5-7.5cm heartwood is chocolate and there is depth interval of ribbon, or dark brown and have white ribbon; heart sapwood different, so growth ring obvious; wood there is a special feather patterns gallinarum; wood grain generally straight, medium and uniform structure, without special odor; very corrosion-resistant; has a natural resistance to fungal decay and termite decay; a rich dark gum ; material hard and heavy, air-dry density 0.80-.91g/cm3; a high degree of wear-resistant timber, dry shrinking medium strength. Uses: The wood is used for heavy-duty construction, overloaded floors, upscale furniture and decorative materials, piano, violin, plywood, precision instruments, carvings and so on.

3 American Wood (12 species)
1, Jatoba, Jatobá Hymenaea courbaril L.
Product Name: pod toba Jatoba; Courbaril (U.S.); Farinhera; Jatai Wermelho (Brazil); Locust (the Caribbean islands and Central America region). wood floors,wood flooring  ,wood laminate ,wood plank ,hard wood ,wood

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Commonly known as: Red sandalwood (not sure). Wood Wood: Heartwood pink to orange brown, dried into a light red-brown, sometimes with fine dark lines, sometimes with a golden sheen; sapwood wide, white, gray or light pink, concentric material difference obvious; wood grain straight or slightly oblique; structure of the Chinese and wait until thick; shrinkage rate is very small, the radial shrinkage 0.15%, 0.29% tangential shrinkage; more corrosion-resistant, but some wide sapwood is not corrosion-resistant timber; timber re - and hard, air-dry density of about 0.91g/cm3; timber strength, and toughness as well as large, strong grip nails. Usage: can be used for building components, joinery, sports equipment, handle all kinds of equipment, advanced
Furniture, flooring, decorative materials and so on.

2, Shan Lam Shu Planxhomella pachycarpa pirse.
Product Name: Kang Aba Goiaba (Brazil); Planchonella. Commonly known as: Dalbergia, Huanglong wood. Wood Wood: Wood texture hard; Wood stability; grain clear golden yellow. Uses: used for furniture, flooring materials.

3, Ipe Tabebuia ipe
Product Name: According to Tony Ipe; Lapacho Regina; Roble. Commonly known as: South American rosewood, Brazilian rosewood. Wood properties: wood texture hard, wood properties and good stability; light fragrance with sandalwood; is a South American wood in the Acura. Uses: used for furniture, flooring materials.
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4, Brazil-Yun Mu Baifourodendron ridedlianum Engl.
Product name: Kuala Taba Guatamba (Brazil); Moroti (Brazil, Argentina). Commonly known as: white ivory, ivory wood.
Wood properties; wood pale yellow to lemon yellow, heart sapwood difference was not significant; structure of small, uniform; wood and shiny, texture straight or staggered; air-dry density of about 0.80g/cm3. Usage: suitable as flooring material, sewing products, heel and so on.

5, Guyana spent three bean Kicorinia guianensis Amsh
Product Name: Basra slightly Cass Basralocus; Angeligue (French Guyana seeking). Commonly known as: South American teak. Wood Properties: light red green wood sapwood, heartwood light red or light yellow or brown, becoming under natural conditions with a light red color of the shiny brown heartwood and sapwood transition is evident in cross-section of the sawing Similar patterns can be seen walnut; wood is very resistant to decay; wood a little heavy, air-dry density of about 0.72g/cm3; the strength of a strong timber.
Uses: As the power and resistance to decay, mechanical properties good, suitable as wooden structures, skeleton, cars, boats, furniture, flooring and so on.

6, late flowering season Prunus serotina Ehrh thick
Product Name: Black cherry Black cherry; the Inter-American Cherry American cherry (U.S.); Cabinet cherry. Wood Wood: sapwood narrow, light pink, heartwood color from light red to light brown to red; wood is characterized by a narrow pith and smaller resin sac; wood structure, meticulous, dense, texture, straight ; wood hard, medium weight, air-dry density of about 0.58g/cm3; the medium strength of wood. Uses: As the wood grain appearance, bright colors, is to produce flooring, furniture, high-grade wooden products and interior decoration and superior materials.

7, black maple Acer nigrum Michx
Product Name: Hard Maple Hard maple, Rock maple; dark wood Black maple. Commonly known as: American maple. Wood Wood: sapwood is white and the value high and the heartwood light red to light brown, late-wood tones Pianan; wood structure finer texture, straight; durability is low; material a solid, hard, weight a little heavy, gas
Dry density of about 0.74g/cm3; of the species of the mechanical strength and other indicators of some slightly lower than European beech.
Usage: suitable as flooring, furniture, joinery, plywood, "Birds Eye" pattern decoration materials, musical instruments, heel, etc..

8, American Ash Fraxinus amerixans L
Product Name: White Ash White ash; American Ash American; Canada ash Canadian ash.
Wood Wood: Sapwood is nearly white, heartwood color varies from light brown to light red to brown; air-dry density of about 0.67g/cm3; timber sub-hardwood-and softwood-type two kinds. Uses: hardwood type of timber appropriate to create the need for toughness, or bending or anti-vibration products, such as: flooring, tool handles, Lu-board, frame, etc.; cork-type wood, suitable as interior decoration, joinery, furniture and so on.

9, red oak, Quercus Querxus rubra Duroi Kenaf
Product Name: Red Oak Red oak; Northern rde oak. Commonly known as: Red Oak. Wood Wood: red oak wood color varies from pale pink to light red to light brown in color with white oak near; pith ray thick, unlike the white oak as the formation of the beautiful patterns; red oak wood
Is closely related to the quality and site conditions, the growth of northern red oak in the southern region of the growth of slow and fast, so the structure of the southern red oak rough than in the north; the wood does not decay; a little heavy, air-dry density of about 0.79g / cm3; strength of a larger timber. Uses: As the wood pores more unfit for a sealed container; due to poor corrosion-resistant, easy-warping, easy-to-use restrictions on split Deng Jun; It is mainly used for indoor decoration, joinery, flooring and so on.

10, white oak, white oak Quercus alba L Ma
Product Name: White Oak White oak. Commonly known as: White Oak Wood Properties: White oak wood color changed greatly, from light yellow to light brown to light red to light brown
Color, hue Changchengnongxing rosy, medullary rays and the ups and downs are more multi-storey red oak large in diameter to form a beautiful aspect of the silver pattern; wood grain straight, structure from coarse to medium; higher density, air-dry density of about 0.79 g/cm3; wood greater intensity. Uses: For manufacture of thick, sturdy components.

11, black walnut Juglans nigra L
Product Name: American black walnut, American black walnut; eastern black walnut Eastern blackwalnut. Wood Wood: sapwood narrow, light brown, the heartwood of chocolate color from clear to purple to black; wood grain straight or staggered, structure uniformity; wood hardness and weight of moderate air-dry density of about 0.66g/cm3; wood toughness and strength in general. Uses: Suitable for furniture, handicrafts, rifle butts, musical instruments, decorative plywood.

12, big-leaf mahogany Swietenia macrophylla King wood floors,wood flooring  ,wood laminate ,wood plank ,hard wood ,wood

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Product name: mahogany Mahogany, Central American mahogany (Central America and the Caribbean); Araputanga, Mare, Mogno (Brazil); Zopilotegateado (Mexico); Acajou (French); Caoba hondurenna (Spain). Commonly known as: American rosewood . Wood Wood: sapwood width 3-5cm, yellow to white, the heartwood boundary with the obvious; new Jukou the heartwood light pink or light yellow, after a long time, had become the Shaodai golden light red to brown; wood grain multi - for the staggered wavy, in the Radial section to form ribbon patterns, often with the tangential section on the pitting of the wavy pattern; structure of small and uniform, with dark resin; strong durability of timber; wood density, even belong to the same species, due to different growth places will be different, such as: Central American region of the air-dry density 0.5-0.56g/cm3, while the South American region, air-dry density to weight 20%, about 0.64g/cm3; timber the mechanical strength and higher targets. Uses: used to produce high-grade furniture, indoor or outdoor joinery, flooring, plywood, piano, casting with the model.

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