Family : FABACEAE-CAESALPINIOIDEAE (angiosperme)

Scientific name(s) : Guibourtia demeusei, Guibourtia  pellegriniana, Guibourtia tessmannii

Description of the log 

• Diameter : de 90 à 150 cm
• Thickness of sapwood : de 2 à 8 cm
• Buoyancy : non flottable

Physical properties

• Density : 0.92
• Monnin hardness : 10.2
• Coeff. Voluminal withdrawal : 0.62%
• Total tangential withdrawal : 7.9%
• Total radial withdrawal : 5.5%
• Not saturation of fibres : 24%

Uses

• Furniture of luxury
• Interior wood finishing and external
• Heavy frame
• Parquet floor
• Fund of vehicle or container
• Cross-pieces
• Seats
• Staircases (inside)
• Turned articles
• Current furniture
• Clear-cut plating
• Skirting