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Veneer Padauk african
BackWood speciesPadauk african
Bot. NamePterocarpus soyauxii
Tradename EnAfrican Padauk, Camwood, Barwood, Padauk
Type
Deciduous tree
Price
Color
Red,
Brown
Thickness
0.6 /
0.9 mm
Wood Structure
Quarter Cut
SurfaceSmooth
TreatmentNatural
Country of harvestAfrica
Usages
Interior,
Furniture,
Door
Certification
No Certification possible
Note
Detailed Description
A large tree up to 40 m and up to 150 cm in diameter, with a slender, straight shaft that is knotless up to 20 m. This results in timber of up to 12 fm per trunk.
Tradenames and other names
Bot. Name: Pterocarpus soyauxii
Tradename De: Afrikanisches Korallenholz, Afrikanisches Padouk, Padouk
Tradename En: African Padauk, Camwood, Barwood, Padauk
Properties
Raw density: 700 - 900 Kg/m3
Occurrence
The Padouk tree is found throughout Africa, widely distributed in Nigeria, Cameroon, Guinea, Gabon, Congo and Angola.
Characteristic and wood color
Sapwood and heartwood are sharply separated. The sapwood is white to cream coloured, up to about 20 cm wide. The heartwood is bright red when freshly cut, later darkening to orange reddish brown and later to a dull brown. The wood is of rather coarse structure with regular, broad, stripes, recalcitrant.
