Description

Use: excellent wood for cabinet-making since it makes beautiful veneers. Used for high-end furniture. Since the trunks can be significant in size (heights up to 45 metres), Bubinga can be used to make mass-produced tables and furniture.

Characteristics: the sapwood has a whitish or light brown colour and is unusable. The heartwood is reddish to reddish brown with darker veins. Bubinga is a hard and heavy wood, very resistant to both plant parasites and wood-boring pests. 

Drying: it must be dried slowly to prevent deformation and breaking. When the wood is wet or damp and in contact with metal, it tends to develop patches of bluish discolouration.

Surface: It has a fine grain, rare, not easily visible pores and a uniform texture. Suitable for any type of stain or varnish.

Gluing: normal joints are easily made and provide excellent resistance to mechanical stress.