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AFRICAN PADAUK AD 

 Padauk can be used for fancy turnery, carvings, flooring, decorative veneer, fine joinery, tools and knife handles. Saws well but requires slow feed, easy to machine, but with some tearing of interlocked grain, takes a good finish, glues easily and holds nails and screws satisfactorily.  The heartwood is very durable and very resistant to termite attack. Excellent weathering properties. Heartwood fairly resistant to preservative treatments; sapwood moderately resistant.

 

Pterocarpus soyauxii :African Padauk

Family: Leguminosae

Other Common Names: Mbe, Mbil (Cameroon), Ngula, Bosulu (Zaire).

General Characteristics: Heartwood vivid red when freshly cut darkening to a purple brown on exposure; sapwood 4 to 8 in. wide, whitish to brown yellow, distinct. Texture coarse; grain straight to interlocked; lustrous; faint aromatic scent when freshly cut. Sawdust may cause respiratory problems.

Working Properties: Saws well but requires slow feed, easy to machine but with some tearing of interlocked grain, takes a good finish, glues easily and holds nails and screws satisfactorily.

Durability:  The heartwood is very durable and very resistant to termite attack. Excellent weathering properties.

Preservation: Heartwood fairly resistant to preservative treatments; sapwood moderately resistant.

Uses: Fine joinery, fancy turnery, carvings, flooring, decorative veneer, tool and knife handles.

 

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