Our Timber

Grain

Species

General Description

Applications

Density (kg/m3)

AFAM

Parinari excelsa

Hard, dense and strong, for tough exterior uses

Exterior – Heavy duty structures, industrial floors, sleepers, mining timbers, vehicle bodies, boat construction

900kg/m3

ALBIZIA / AWIEMFOSAMINA

Albizia ferruginea

Durable, general purpose wood

Exterior joinery, light structural work, flooring, mouldings, vehicle bodies, plywood, selected furniture, boxes and crates

700kg/m3

ASANFENA

Aningeria

Lower-strength decorative interior species

Mostly for sliced veneer, but suitable for interior joinery, panelling and trim

550kg/m3

AVODIRE

Turreanthus africanus

Attractive pale silky wood for interior decorative panelling and furniture

High quality interior joinery, fittings, mouldings, furniture, decorative veneer and plywood

550kg/m3

BLACK HYEDUA

Guibourtia ehie

High-quality cabinet wood prized for appearance

Decorative sliced veneer, high quality cabinet work, special joinery, trim and fittings, flooring, carvings, turnery

850kg/m3

BEREKANKUM

Manilkara

Tough, hard, very dense, durable exterior species

Exterior – Heavy duty construction, railway sleepers, heavy flooring, boat construction, marine work

1,000kg/m3

CEIBA

Ceiba pentandra

Very light and soft species for interior use

Core veneers for plywood and blockbaord, mouldings, food containers, boxes

300kg/m3

CELTIS

Celtis mildbraedii

Strong light coloured structural wood

Structural interior joinery/trim, flooring, mouldings, veneer, plywood, handles, selected furniture. Exterior uses only with preservative treatment

750kg/m3

DAHOMA

Piptadenia africana

 Tough timber mostly for exterior use

Exterior structural, mining timbers, marine work, sleepers, outdoor furniture, trailer decking, wagon work

700kg/m3

DANTA

Nesogordonia papaverifera

Attractive redwood; fine grained; hard wearing, strong

 High quality joinery, cabinet work, bench tops, boat components, turnery, decking, interior and exterior applications, knife handles, gun stocks

 750kg/m3

DENYA

Cylicodiscus gabunensis

Very high strength and durable, suitable for high-stress applications

Heavy construction, sea defence and dock work, mining timber, railway sleepers, bridges, pilings, ship and boat building, heavy duty flooring

 950kg/m3

EBONY

Diospyros crassiflora

Dark brown/black, hard

 Fine instruments, crafts, furniture accents

1,030kg/m3

EDINAM

Entandrophragma angolense

Widely used attractive redwood species

Outdoor and indoor higher quality joinery, cabinet making, furniture, doors, floors, sliced and rotary veneer, plywood, boat-building, turnery

550kg/m3

EMERI

Terminalia ivorensis

Light coloured versatile species of good strength and durability

Joinery, trim, mouldings, light structures, window frames, furniture, domestic flooring, veneer, plywood

550kg/m3

ESSIA

Petersia africana

Heavy utility wood of good strength and durability

Utility construction, railway sleepers, carpentry, sliced veneer

800kg/m3

GUAREA

Guarea cedrata

Well-known strong timber of Mahogany-like appearance

Cabinet work, furniture, flooring, boat construction, boat construction, vehicle framing and bodies, light structures, turnery, veneer, plywood

600 kg/m3

KAKU / EKKI

Lophira alata

Extremely tough, dense, durable

Sea defence, heavy structural work, piling, heavy duty floors, mine guides, sleepers

1,050kg/m3

KANE

Anogesius leiocarpus

Strong, durable timber, resistant to decay

Farming, hand tools, construction

1,041kg/m3

KONKROMA

Morinda lucida benth

Hard, attractive, open grained, well-suited for custom applications

Gunstocks, instruments, and other fine woodworking

500kg/m3

KOTO / KYERE

Pterygota macrocarpa

Light-coloured veneer and interior utility species

Sliced and rotary veneer, plywood, selected joinery, carpentry, boxes

650kg/m3

KUSIA

Nauclea diderrichii

Widely used highly durable exterior quality timber

Sea defence, dock work, decking, exterior structures, flooring, boat work, panelling

750kg/m3

MAHOGANY

Khaya ivorensis

 Attractive, versatile redwood of worldwide repute. First commercial timber ever exported from Ghana

High quality joinery, cabinet work, furniture, mouldings, doors, frames, boat construction, veneer, plywood, turnery carvings

500kg/m3

MAKORE

Tieghmella heckelii

 Valued commercial redwood of good durability and strength

Interior and exterior decorative and structural joinery, furniture, staircases, boat construction, high quality veneers, plywood, vehicle frames, turnery, handles, carvings

640kg/m3

OBAA / OHAA

Sterculia oblonga

Pale yellowish wood of attractive appearance

Rotary veneer, sliced veneer, plywood, blockboard, joinery, trim, panelling

750kg/m3

ODUM

Milicia excelsa

Well known, high grade, commercial, good strength and durability

Exterior and interior joinery, cabinet work, garden furniture, flooring, work tops, window frames, vats, boat work, decking

650kg/m3

OFRAM

Terminalia superba

General purpose light-coloured interior and veneer species

 Rotary veneer, plywood, blockboard, interior joinery, panelling, mouldings and trim, selected furniture

550kg/m3

OTIE

Pycnanthus angolensis

General purpose interior species

Interior utility joinery, trim, mouldings, selected furniture, rotary veneer, plywood, boxes

500kg/m3

PAPAO

Afzelia africana

Very stable, strong, and attractive commercial species of good durability

High quality exterior and interior joinery, heavy construction, flooring, chemical vats, selected furniture, handles, cycle track decking, boat work, vehicle bodies, doors

825kg/m3

POTRODOM

Erythrophleum africanum

Extremely strong and durable exterior species

Exterior – Heavy construction, sea defence, sleepers, bridges, piling, industrial floors

900kg/m3

TETEKON

Gilbertiodendron

Medium strength species of varied application

Joinery, carpentry, boat construction, vehicle and wagon work, decking, mining timbers, sleepers, flooring, general construction

800kg/m3

WALNUT

Lovoa Trichilioides

High quality, decorative wood of distinctive colour

High quality furniture, cabinet work, joinery, domestic flooring, boat construction, doors and frames, sliced/rotary veneer, plywood

520kg/m3

WATAPUO

Sterculia

Fairly soft; medium density

 Boxes, crates, carvings, light construction, furniture, cabinetry

750kg/m3

WAWA

Triplochiton scleroxylon

Light-coloured versatile interior species, widely used

Rotary veneer, plywood, blockboard, interior mouldings, trim, utility furniture, shoe heels, sauna linings, toys, woodware

375kg/m3

WAWABIMA

Sterculia rhinopetala

Dark red close-grained species of good strength

Joinery, fittings, flooring, some exterior structures, rotary veneer, plywood

750kg/m3

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