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Veneer Wenge
BackWood speciesWenge
Bot. NameMilettia laurentii
Tradename EnWenge
Type
Deciduous tree
Price
Color
Brown,
Black
Thickness
0.6 /
0.9 mm
Wood Structure
Quarter Cut,
Crown Cut
SurfaceSmooth
TreatmentNatural
Country of harvestAfrica
Usages
Interior,
Furniture,
Door
Certification
No Certification possible
Note
Detailed Description
A medium-sized tree up to 20 m high and with diameters of up to 100 cm. The shaft is rarely straight, between 8-15 m knotless. Bark thin, light yellow, flaking.
Tradenames and other names
Bot. Name: Milettia laurentii
Tradename De: Wengé, Wenge
Tradename En: Wenge
Properties
Raw density: 750 - 950 Kg/m3
Occurrence
Wenge is spread in the tropical rainforest of Africa, mainly from South Cameroon to the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Characteristic and wood color
The sapwood and the heartwood are strongly separated. The sapwood is up to 3 cm thick, almost white, while the heartwood is golden brown to dark brown with black, partly yellowish or reddish brown veins. The wood is very decorative. When cut into quarters it is uniform in colour and almost black. The structure is coarse and straight grained, twisted growth is common. The wood is very heavy, little shrinking, very resistant to pressure and tension.
