Koto
The wood known as koto comes from several species of the genus Pterygota, which originate in West Africa.
It is mainly used as veneer wood. As sliced veneer for furniture, as rotary-cut veneer for plywood panels.Koto has a yellowish-white to cream color with strong interlocked grain, which requires sharp tools for processing. Wet wood becomes slightly woolly when cut. Drying also requires care and time. Tends to blue. Good gluing properties.
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Translated from German to English via AI (DeepL).
Sources:
Fritz Kohl, 2012, „Furniere“, Seite 39https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koto_(Holz) Letzter Zugriff 12.05.2025
Bilder: "Templin Furnier e.K."