Gabon mahogany, okoumé, - veneer

Gabon mahogany, okoumé, - veneer

The wood of the Aucoumea klainean species grows, as the name suggests, in Gabon, Africa, where it accounts for around 90% of timber exports. It is generally only used for veneer production. It is also sold under the name Okoumè.
Visually, the wood is usually somewhat calmer, with a light brown to pinkish-gray color, whereby the sapwood (dark) and heartwood (light, matt) differ visually from each other. Okoumé has a fairly uniform structure. Mainly the heartwood is offered.
The wood is not very durable, which is why it is mainly used indoors, as plywood, or for the production of cigar boxes.
Due to the silica in the wood, it causes tools to become blunt during processing.
 
 


 

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Translated from German to English via AI (DeepL).

https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aucoumea_klaineana   Letzter Zugriff 12.05.2025
Bilder:  "Templin Furnier e.K."
Begemann, Helmut F., 1962, Lexikon der Nutzhölzer, Seite 587
Sources:
https://www.holzland.de/holz-lexikon-okume/   Letzter Zugriff 12.05.2025