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Idigbo, Other Ranges

    IDIGBO - Other Ranges

General Description

 
 West African Idigbo imported grade FAS is a yellow-coloured hardwood used mainly for paint-finish interior shop-fitting and joinery. It may have discolouration or signs of 'pin-hole' (ambrosia beetle.)
 
Thicknesses - 1", 1¼", 1½", 2", 2½", 3" & 4". Widths 3" & wider, mainly 4" - 7" & lengths 7' - 14'.
 

Working Properties
Easy to work with hand and machine tools
Good nailing and gluing properties, best to pre-bore
Finishes well
Turns well
Dries rapidly with minimum degrade
Little movement in performance
 

Physical Properties
Good overall strength
Moderate hardness
Natural resistance to moisture
 

Durability
Heartwood is durable
Heartwood is moderately resistant to termite attack
Sapwood liable to powder-post beetles
Heartwood highly resistant to preservative treatments; sapwood moderately resistant
 

Main Uses
Furniture components
Joinery
Decorative panelling
Veneers
Flooring
Light construction
 
Idigbo, West African Range
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