DOUSSIÈ

Origine
AFRICA

Descrizione

Trade Names Doussié, Afzelia
Similar Woods:Bossè.
Botanical Name: “Afzelia spp” Family Leguminosae.

Origin:West, Central and East Africa.

Uses: Exterior joinery (window frames, doors,) flooring, Heavy construction including harbour and dock
work, furniture, because of good acid resistance used for vats and tanks.

Properties: Heartwood reddish brown after exposure; sapwood pale straw to whitish, well defined. Texture
moderate to coarse; grain straight to interlocked; medium luster; without characteristic odor or
taste. Some pores contain a yellow dyestuff which, under moist conditions, can discolour textiles,
paper, or other cellulosic materials.

Machining:Rather difficult to saw and machine because of rapid dulling of saw teeth and cutters but works to a smooth
finish; some tearing of grain in radial faces. Difficult to stain where pores contain yellow deposits.
Classified moderate in wood bending properties. Dust may be irritating. Difficult to glue.