Wenge is offered in selected straight grain for a very uniform look or in mixed graining where the flat sawn figure yields a visible flower look.
Wenge floor boards.
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Wenge is a special wood.
Can be difficult to work with hand and machine tools.
Wenge is hard and heavy and makes a superb accent wood in highly decorative projects color range dark brown to black with fine black veining.
For hundreds of years it has been used in its native africa to make ceremonial masks and statues paying homage to gods.
You can also find this unique african hardwood flooring option throughout the pages of many design magazines.
Sapele bloodwood peruvian walnut padauk iroko purple heart wenge yellow heart zebrawood.
Wenge has a faint slightly bitter scent when being worked.
The bark from the wenge tree is used for its toxins to stun fish for harvest.
Wenge is a uniform dark chocolate brown color that is used primarily for contrasting accent strips or in those areas desiring such bold dark look.
Wenge is reported to be a suitable substitute for hickory for the production of sporting goods.
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Heartwood is very dark brown with black streaks.
It is also found in the swampy forests of the congo region.
1 2 x 5 rl 1 to 6 generous 3mm wear layer.
Grain is straight with a very coarse texture.
Milletia laurentii common names.
Also wenge splinters tend to take longer to heal and are.
Wenge and the closely related species panga panga are indigenous to.
Prefinished solid flooring features a durable uv cured aluminum oxide finish and 25 years warranty.
Wenge once aged is very uniform in color.
It s that very brittleness that makes the vibrational action and the sound that it produces possible.
Wenge padauk yellowheart kiln dried thin exotic wood lumber boards 12 x 3 x 1 4 set of 15.
Solid wenge prefinished solid african hardwood.
With that the brittleness that is a plus for sound has a mechanical downside in that the wood cracks easily if it s mishandled just like.
Because a well aged wenge floor is a deep chocolate brown wenge flooring is great for contemporary designs that feature contrasting light and dark colors.
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Wenge wood is featured in many high end homes.
Wenge is an exotic wood with a natural growth range of the species is reported to be the open forests of zaire cameroon gabon the southern regions of tanzania and mozambique.
Standard gloss level is between 20 25.
Although severe reactions are quite uncommon breathing wenge wood dust has been reported to cause central nervous system effects abdominal cramps irritation of the skin and eyes and is a sensitizer.
Plywood wenge botanical name.
Wenge s vitreousness is a function of the wood being brittle on the cellular structure level.
Wenge is also marked with slightly lighter brown streaks which gives the wood an unusual yet delightful appearance.
