African Wenge Hardwood

Wenge wood scientifically called millettia laurentii millettia spp or millettia stuhlmannii panga panga is an endangered wood type originating from central africa.

African wenge hardwood.

Both are brown to almost black with a distinctive appearance due to lines of paler tissue. Panga panga and wenge have similar properties. It is very strong and dense which can make it harder to work with but is a popular wood with wood turners. Very recognizable by its dark brown appearance with black stripes.

Wenge is an exotic wood with a natural growth range of the species is reported to be the open forests of zaire cameroon gabon the southern regions of tanzania and mozambique. Wenge lumber angela raimato 2019 04 01t09 57 04 04 00. Wenge is offered in selected straight grain for a very uniform look or in mixed graining where the flat sawn figure yields a visible flower look. G day folks ihave been using wenge for making 3 4 pool cues 26mm x 9 5mm x 1100mm this is very challenging i am turning it on a cnc machine with a home built lathe sitting on the bed.

Wenge is a very dense medium textured dark hardwood from central west africa. Our african wenge hardwood is dark brown almost black in colour with a rather coarse texture. Engineered wenge hardwood flooring wenge is a uniform dark chocolate brown color that is used primarily for contrasting accent strips or in those areas desiring such bold dark look. Origin of wood type.

Very dense and durable wood. Millettia laurentii janka hardness. Sapwood is gray or pale yellow. African woods from the outdoor friendly afrormosia to the vibrant zebrawood african hardwoods display diversity in color figure as well as uses.

Not the most finish friendly of woods out there because of its oily surface and porous nature. Central africa wenge pronouced when gay is a beautiful and unique hardwood that grows in central africa. It is often used a substitute for ebony when a job is constrained by budget. Millettia stuhlmanii and millettia laurentii wenge come from trees of modest size reaching 60 ft 18m in height and logs with 1 8 50cm to 2 0 60cm in diameter.

Nearly getting to about a 70 success rate with them turning straight and staying straight the sealing bit is just as challenging what i have tried so far is wiping epoxy paste onto the shaft using a. Woodworkers will appreciate our extensive list of available woods below. It is also found in the swampy forests of the congo region.