MOVINGUI FRISÈ

Origine
AFRICA

Descrizione

Similar Woods:Citron Wood, West and East Indian Satinwood.

Origin:Africa.

Range: West Africa, Sierra Leone, Liberia Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria, Cameroon , Gabon.

Uses: Sliced veneer for faces and rotary veneer for panels, furniture, interior fittings, panelling and parquet
flooring, construction lumber.

Properties: The heartwood is lemon to greenish-yellow, yellow-brown, darkening in time.
The wood has an intensive lustrous surface which is why it is misleadingly called “African Satinwood”.
The logs with pronounced figuring are particularly decorative. This figuring can occur in different forms.

Machining:The light logs can be machined as a general rule without any great difficulty.
The dark wood has a higher silicate content and a result dulls tools quickly.
The twisting fibre growth becomes a problem when planning ay high speeds.

Seasoning: Only extremely careful drying can reduce the risk of checking which can cause high losses even by mere sun
radiation or air movement if those are too strong.

Finishing: Once he surface is smooth and clean, varnishing presents no difficulties.
It can also be treated with open pore lacquers for exteriors use.

Jointing: It is easy to produce glue joints. Screw and nail joints must be pre-drilled.