Mahogany, Sapele
West African Sapele has good machining properties. Used especially for windows, cladding, doors, moldings, furniture, floors, joinery and boat construction. Wide, clearly delimited light/grayish/pink splinter with a brownish/red core, shiny and darkened in light. Sapele is one of the most commonly used Mahogany varieties from Africa.
Mahogany, Sapele |
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| Botanical name | Entrandrophragma cylendricum |
| Origin | West Africa |
| Weight | About 650 kg/m3 |
| Shrinkage | 12,8 |
| Modulus of elasticity | 12.04 GPa |
| Bending strength | 930 |
| Modulus of rupture | 109.9 MPa |
| Janka hardness | 1410 |
| Moisture content | 8 – 10 % |
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