| Scientific Name: | Entandrophragma cylindricum |
| Common Names: | Sented Mahogany, Sapele Mahogany, Sapelewood |
| Market Availability: | Available from quality hardwood speciality distributors. |
| Properties: | Sapele has medium resistance to shock loads. Machines well and has good bending properties. |
| Grows: | Africa, West & Central East |
| Color: | Red-brwon to Purple-brown |
| Grade: | NHLA Standard Grade Rules |
| Health Consideration: | Skin irritation and sneezing |
| Alternatives: | Unknown |
| Shipping Weight: | 3.25#/board foot or 620kg/m3 |
| Specific Gravity: | .62 |
| Compressive Strength: | (Perpendicular to grain) Unknown |
| Janka Hardness: | (Pounds-force) 1510 |
