Note: Not a stock item, call for availability.
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| Scientific Name: | Turraeanthus africanus |
| Common Names: | apeya, engan, African satinwood |
| Market Availability: | Avaliable from quality hardwood speciality distributors. |
| Properties: | Avodire is a medium density and has a low resistance to shock loads. Machines well with both machine and hand tools. It has good gluing and screw holding properties. |
| Grows: | Tropical West Africa, averages 115ft tall and 2'-3' diameter |
| Color Specifications: |
Little distinction between sapwood and heardwood. Wood can be creamy-white to pale yellow, but darkens with expoosure to air and light and turns a golden yellow. Avodire has a wavy or interlocked grain which produces a pleasing figure, either striped, mottled or curled. |
| Grade: | NHLA (Grading Rules) |
| Health Conciderations: | Wood dust can cause respiratory irritation, dermatitis, nosebleeds during machining. |
| Alternatives: | Anigre |
| Shipping Weight: | 34#/ft3 or 2.83#/ft2 |
| Specific Gravity: | .55 |
| Compressive Strength: | NA (Remove) |
| Janka Hardness: | 1080 |
