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DESCRIPTION

The heartwood is whitish to pinkish brown, sometimes with yellowish markings and indistinctly demarcted from the sapwood. The grain is generally straight, the texture medium to coarse. The wood has no lustre and when freshly sawn it has an unpleasant odour which disappears on drying.

  • Local Name

    Eteng

  • Scientific Name

    Pycnanthusangolensis

  • Other Names

    Walele, Otie, Akomu, Lolako, Pycnantus, Jaja, Calabo, Gele, Lifondo, Kpoyei

SNAPSHOT

Wieght

822

Kg / M3

Hardness

7050

Janka Ranking (N)

Density

0.49

Specific Gravity

Working With Ilomba

  • General Workability
  • Wood Texture
  • Ease of Finish

COMMON USES

  • Veneer for interior of plywood
  • Veneer for back or face of plywood
  • Blockboard
  • Moulding
  • Interior panelling
  • Exterior panelling
  • Boxes and crates
  • Interior joinery
  • Current furniture or furniture components
  • Rolling shutters Pencils
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