Iroko Timber

ORIGIN :

West Africa

WIDE X THICKNESS :

150-180-200-220-250-280-300-320 X 50-100mm

SIZE :

2500 – 3750mm

SPECIFIC WEIGHT :

640 kg/m3

The uses of iroko wood include ship and boat building, interior and exterior decoration, iroko furniture making, wardrobe and carving. It is used in making plywood and decorative coating. Iroko is used in railways, mooring beams, maritime works due to its structure. Iroko is also used in interior areas and as parquet flooring.

The color of the iroko wood varies from golden orange to light brown to saturated golden brown. The iroko tree turns pale yellow in the underbark stems and darkens towards the core and takes on a teake-like brown. In the shade, its color darkens over time and in sunny conditions its color fades and turns white.

Iroko wood dries quickly and beautifully. Iroko wood is easily worked with most machines and hand tools. Iroko wood nail and screw strength is very good. The possibility of movement and bending in the service assembly part of Iroko timber is very low.