Wenge
Botanical Name :
Leguminosae |
Common Names :
Millettia laurentii: Wenge (Zaire), Awong
(Cameroon). Millettia stuhlmannii: Panga panga, Mpande
(Tanzania).
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Where it Grows
Southern regions of Tanzania and Mozambique, found in open
forests. Wenge occurs in the Congo region in periodically
inundated swampy forests.
Main Uses
Parquet or strip flooring, joinery, general construction,
specialty items. Wenge is used as a hickory substitute in
sporting goods, also for decorative veneer.
General Description
Heartwood dark brown to almost black with alternate layers
of light and dark tissue forming a decorative figure;
sapwood yellowish white, clearly demarcated. Texture rather
coarse; grain straight.
Working Properties
Sawing and machining somewhat difficult, rapid blunting of
cutting edges occurs, turns well, difficult to glue if
resinous
Physical Properties
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