Origin of Wood Type: |
West Coast Africa |
Botanical Name: |
Guibourtia demeusei |
Specific Gravity: |
.88 |
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5 lb/ bf |
Color Range: |
Red- Brown |
Rarity / Availability: ( ?): |
Readily Available |
Typical Avg. Width: |
3" to 15", flitches can be found up to 67" inches wide |
Typical Avg. Length: |
8' to 16' feet, can be found up to 20' feet |
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30% |
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Fine Furniture, Cabinetry, Wood Turning, Gunstocks, Wood Carving, Veneer and many other uses! |
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FAS, Quarter-Sawn, Quarter-Sawn (Figured), Flitch, Figured (Heavy), Figured (Medium), Veneer |
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African Rosewood, Kevasingo, Cssingang |
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Bubinga is one of the most beautiful African hardwood lumbers. Due to the fine tight grain and its reddish brown color bubinga is often referred to as “ African Rosewood”. The trees can grow quite large and five foot diameter logs are not uncommon making one piece table top slabs possible.
*Used for fine furniture and musical instruments
*Orange brown at first oxidizing to a beautiful reddish brown
*Hard durable wood
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