Wenge Floor Boards

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Wenge floor boards.

Wenge wood is featured in many high end homes. Wenge is also marked with slightly lighter brown streaks which gives the wood an unusual yet delightful appearance. Solid flooring is kiln dried to a moisture content of. Because a well aged wenge floor is a deep chocolate brown wenge flooring is great for contemporary designs that feature contrasting light and dark colors.

1 2 x 5 rl 1 to 6 generous 3mm wear layer. Milletia laurentii common names. For hundreds of years it has been used in its native africa to make ceremonial masks and statues paying homage to gods. Wenge padauk yellowheart kiln dried thin exotic wood lumber boards 12 x 3 x 1 4 set of 15.

Wenge once aged is very uniform in color. Wenge is a special wood. Some might even say it is rich in mystic powers. Although severe reactions are quite uncommon breathing wenge wood dust has been reported to cause central nervous system effects abdominal cramps irritation of the skin and eyes and is a sensitizer.

Wenge is hard and heavy and makes a superb accent wood in highly decorative projects color range dark brown to black with fine black veining. Grain is straight with a very coarse texture. Also wenge splinters tend to take longer to heal and are. With that the brittleness that is a plus for sound has a mechanical downside in that the wood cracks easily if it s mishandled just like.

Upon application of a wood finish particularly an oil finish the wood can become nearly black. You can also find this unique african hardwood flooring option throughout the pages of many design magazines. Sapele bloodwood peruvian walnut padauk iroko purple heart wenge yellow heart zebrawood. Wenge is reported to be a suitable substitute for hickory for the production of sporting goods.

The bark from the wenge tree is used for its toxins to stun fish for harvest. Solid wenge prefinished solid african hardwood. Standard gloss level is between 20 25. Plywood wenge botanical name.

Prefinished solid flooring features a durable uv cured aluminum oxide finish and 25 years warranty. 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 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. More buying choices 54 00 12 new offers exotic wood pen blanks 9 pack.

It s that very brittleness that makes the vibrational action and the sound that it produces possible. Wenge and the closely related species panga panga are indigenous to. 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. It is also found in the swampy forests of the congo region.

Heartwood is very dark brown with black streaks. 5 0 out of 5 stars 3.