FINE WOODS & VENEERS COMMON WOODS HARDWOOD PLYWOOD FIGURED AND EXOTIC WOODS AMERICAN MAHOGANY BUBINGA COCOBOLO EBONY JATOBA LACEWOOD LEOPARDWOOD LYPTUS PADAUK PHILIPPINE MAHOGANY PURPLEHEART ROSEWOOD SITKA SPRUCE SPANISH CEDAR TEAK WENGE ZEBRAWOOD

NAME: Bubinga BOTANICAL NAME: Guibourtia spp. ALSO KNOWN AS: Essingang, Ovang, Kevazingo, Waka, Ehie RANGE: Equatorial Africa. Occurs in swampy or periodically inundated forests, rivers and lakeshores. STRENGTH PROPERTIES: Moderately hard and heavy, moderately durable and resistant to preservative treatment. Drying may be difficult, but with care, the wood dries well. GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS: Heartwood pink, vivid red, or red Quite hard and heavy the species work, saw, and plane rather well and produce a good finish, glues well, a good wood for turnings USES: Fine furniture and cabinetwork, decorative veneers, fancy turnery, inlay work.

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