Wenge (Dark myrtle)

Wenge

Origin: Central Africa

Use: For interior finishing, flooring, high-quality furniture, knife handles, and decorative veneers.

Colour: Yellowish brown, reddish brown

Height of the tree: up to 25 m.

Texture: Coarse

Processing: Cutting wood is difficult

Resilience: Natural ultra-high resilience

Average density at 12% moisture content: 0.87 g/cm3
Longitudinal shrinkage T per cent: 9.1
Transverse shrinkage R per cent: 5.9