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1 Products availableIroko Wood Lumber, also known as African teak Lumber is a dense African timber with the properties of genuine teak. It is lighter in color than teak and finishes to a golden brown.
Iroko wood is tan to golden brown, very durable in the outdoors, used in the boating industry, and does blunts tools because of its hardness.
Iroko Wood Lumber is used in boatbuilding, piling and marine work, domestic flooring, furniture, veneer, railroad crossties, cabinetwork, shop fittings and joinery.
Iroko wood is often suggested as a Teak look-alike, although precaution should be taken as it is not related to Teak.
Scientific Name: Milicia excelsa, M. regia (syn. Chlorophora excelsa, C. regia)
APPEARANCE: Heartwood varies from a pale yellowish brown to dark chocolate brown with lighter markings most conspicuous on flat-sawn surfaces; sapwood is yellowish white and clearly demarcated. Texture medium to coarse; grain typically interlocked, sometimes irregular occasional large stone deposits of calcium carbonate
DENSITY: Janka scale hardness is 1260 for dry material
WEIGHT: 43 lbs. / cu. ft., or approximately 3.6 lbs. per board foot
DRYING: Dries rapidly with little or no degrade
WORKABILITY: Works fairly easily with hand or machine tools but with some tearing of interlocked grain; occasional deposits of calcium carbonate severely damage cutting edges; good nailing and gluing characteristics; moderate steam-bending properties
DURABILITY: Heartwood is very durable and is resistant to termite and marine borer attack as well. Sapwood liable to powder-post beetle attack
Freshly sawn Kosipo has a brown to dark red brown colour, with a purplish glow. It is somewhat darker than Sipo and can be used as a substitute.
The 20-50 mm thick sapwood has a dull grey colour and is easy to distinguish. The wood structure is straight and interlocked. The timber contains some resin. The texture is medium coarse.