Sapele Mahogany

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		Sapele Mahogany Botanical Name: Entandrophragma cylindricum Common Name(s): Origin: West Africa
OverviewBasic InfoTechnical General: The wood is medium hard and medium weight. Planed surfaces are mildly lustrous. The heartwood is pinkish-red when freshly cut, darkening to a rich red-brown. The most striking feature is the double spiral grain which produces a very regular stripe or roe figures in quarter sawn material. The texture is fine and even and there is a pronounced cedar-like scent when freshly cut. Seasoning: Requires care in kiln drying to avoid distortion and degrade. Working: Saws easily and cleanly with little waste and works fairly easily with hand and machine tools, although the interlocked grain may be troublesome in planing and moulding. To eliminate picking up in quarter-sawn material, the cutting angle should be reduced to 15º. Takes nails and screws and glues well. It takes a high polish. Uses: Gifted with both strength and appearance, the timber has a wide range of uses. It is used for furniture, panelling, shop and window fittings, high-class interior joinery and all general cabinet working purposes, including boat-building. Widely used for decorative veneering, it is often sliced to show the narrow ‘pencil’ stripe which is a characteristic of the specie. It is also used for rotary cut plywood. Availability Stocked: Yes Price: Availability: Available ex-stock in Random Widths in 25, 40 and 50mm Thicknesses. Supply - Resource Certification Primary Supplier(s): Romea Legnami Resource Certification: Working on FSC Certification Durability - Durability Durability (In Ground) Perishable/Non Durable Durability (Above Ground): Moderately Durable Density Density Air Dried 640 kg/m² Shrinkage Shrinkage Radial 2.8 % (Green to 12% MC) Shrinkage Tangental: 4.4 % (Green to 12% MC) Stability Stability Mechanical Properties Mechanical Links Janka Hardness: (Average) 6.7 kN Modulus of Rupture / Bending Strength: 110 MPa (N/mm² or MN/m²) Modulus of Elasticity / Stiffness: 11.7 GPa (GN/m²) Maximum Crushing Strength: 59 MPa (N/mm² or MN/m²) Moisture Meter Reading Corrections Moisture Meter Reading Corrections: Fire Indicies Ignitability Index: (NZ/AS 1530.3) Flame Spread Index: (NZ/AS 1530.3) Heat Evolved Index: (NZ/AS 1530.3) Smoke Developed Index: (NZ/AS 1530.3)

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