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Veneer Ipe
BackWood speciesIpe
Bot. NameTabebuia spp.
Tradename EnGuayacan, Arcwood
Type
Deciduous tree
Price
Color
Brown,
Black
Thickness
0.6 mm
Wood Structure
Quarter Cut,
Crown Cut
SurfaceSmooth
TreatmentNatural
Country of harvestSouth America
Usages
Interior,
Furniture,
Door
Certification
No Certification possible
Note
Detailed Description
A tree up to 40 m high with diameters of over 1 m, shaft up to 20 m knotless and well formed. The bark is gray, thin, smooth and fine-fibrous, inside reddish-brown in older trees, but slightly cream-colored in younger ones.
Tradenames and other names
Bot. Name: Tabebuia spp.
Tradename De: Ipe, Lapacho
Tradename En: Guayacan, Arcwood
Properties
Raw density: 950 - 1100 Kg/m3
Occurrence
Ipe grows in all countries of northern South America, especially in the lowlands of the Amazon basin, Brazil, Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana and Trinidad.
Characteristic and wood color
Sapwood and heartwood clearly separated. The sapwood is narrow to medium broad, grey to reddish. The heartwood has considerable colour variations between fresh green and olive brown, later brown to black darkening. Lighter and darker zones give the wood a stripy appearance. It usually has an oily appearance. The pores are fine, scattered and filled with sulphur yellow fillings. The wood is very hard, very heavy, firm, durable, weatherproof and has good stability.
