Chen Chen

A beautiful veneer that is characterised by its interwoven core/sapwood grain. The strong contrast between the red-white sapwood and the copper-red core visually emphasises Chen Chen. Beautiful patterns can be created with the wood, e.g. on furniture. 
The wood grows in West Africa. Processing takes place there for price reasons and the veneer is exported to Europe as a finished product. 
Chen Chen has good mechanical processing properties, but is somewhat brittle.