MAKORE
Botanically, West African Makore and Douka wood are closely related; they look alike and have the same characteristics. They are often used for the same purposes and therefore can be grouped together. Moabi also belongs to these African cherry mahogony woods.
Description
| Botanical name: | Tiegemella heckelii |
| Overall character: | Moderately porous and evenly auburn coloured wood with a smooth surface. |
| Color and structure: | The splint is 4 to 8 centimetres wide, with a bigger width in young trees with smaller diameters. The color is pale pink. The heartwood has light red to reddish brown color and, in some cases, because of darker summerwood zones, can be partly grained and slightly streaky on radial surfaces. |
| Characteristics/features: | Moderately hard, uniformly dense and elastic timber. It is comparable to Sapelli. The cylindrical and large trunk shapes allow for a efficient utilization and and large physical dimensions. |
| Areas of use: | For stained or printed veneers, this timber is used as a Walnut substitute, Aninge, from the same family as veneer or as sawn timber for redwoods like Sipo and Sapelli. |
| Sources: | https://www.holzvomfach.de |