The Ovangkol — also known as Mozambique , Amazoue , Amazique or Shedua wood — is a small- to average - size hardwood tree aboriginal to tropic West Africa . Other exotic wood species in the genus Guibourtia admit Bubinga and Tiete rosewood tree . Where it ’s common , Ovangkol is used in floor , cabinetry and piece of furniture . In the United States , the wood is used in flooring , as a facing and in cabinetry . It is also used in guitars and other stringed acoustic instruments .
Step 1
Ovangkol heartwood display wide-ranging coloration in the yellowish to reddish - brown reach , usually with dark chevron of grey , dark brown or bleak . The sapwood is pale and milklike , grey or yellowish . The Mrs. Henry Wood has a medium texture and features very small pores . Ovangkol ’s grain is typically straight but may be slimly mesh . Attractive curly and guggle cereal normal are common and are often chosen for showing pieces . novel - disregard Ovangkol Natalie Wood is reported to have a powerful , unpleasant aroma although the smell disappears as the wood dries .
Properties
Like many alien hardwood metal money , Ovangkol is very dense , with a weight of 53 pounds per cubic animal foot . It is considered moderately durable and is resistant to insects . It is , however , relatively gentle : the wood ’s Janka hardness military rank of 710 is like to that of sycamore and several specie of yellow-bellied pine . In comparing , Ipe — Brazilian walnut tree — has a hardness rating of 3,684 , and white oak has a hardness of 1,380 .
Step 2
Wood Working
Although dense , Ovangkol is consider a comparatively easy mintage to work with . It cuts , drills and sands easy . It consent finishes and glue readily and turns well , except for section with an interlock texture . The presence of small amount of silica , such as mineral quartz , incline to slow blades and cutters quicker than other hardwood .
Uses
In the United States , some Ovangkol is used for hardwood floor although other , hard forest are more wide used . The species is also used in the manufacture of acoustic guitars , especially for the backs . grant to the Taylor Guitar Company , Ovangkol ’s tone is similar to that of rosewood tree but has a " sparkle " more often found in less dense hardwoods , such as walnut or sepia .
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