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| Akaju / ACAJOU |
Very similar to genuine mahogany, it comes from Africa. Color ranges from light pink to bright red or reddish brown, but is not as variable as mahogany. The wood is hard, strong. There are several species of so-called "African" mahoganies, but this is the most suitable for boat construction.
The dark red varieties are harder, heavier, and stronger than the light red varieties that are usually limited to nonstructural joinerywork.
It is also used for furniture, decorative plywood, decorative veneer, domestic flooring, general carpentry, parquet flooring, piano keys, pianos, railroad ties, violin, violin bows, wardrobes and xylophones.
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| Aningre / ANEGRE |
The heartwood is generally described as creamy yellow to pale pink to reddish-brown.
It works easily with both hand and machine tools. It has good nailing, screwing, and gluing characteristics. Turns and carves reasonably well. Both heartwood and sapwood are respond well to preservative treatment.
It is also used for boat construction, boxes and crates, building construction, building materials, cabin construction, cabinetmaking, canoes, chairs, chests, concealed parts (furniture), construction, core stock, decorative plywood, decorative veneer, desks, dining-room furniture, domestic flooring, general carpentry, parquet flooring, piano keys, pianos, railroad ties, violin,and violin bows,
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| WHITE ASH |
 The sapwood of white ash is creamy white, while the heartwood ranges from light tan to dark brown. The grain is bold and straight, with an occasional wavy pattern. White ash is elastic and hard, and it has excellent shock-resistance.
White ash is thirty-two percent harder than teak, about two percent harder than red oak, two percent softer than white oak, eight percent softer than hard maple, roughly seventy-two percent as hard as hickory or pecan.
White ash has good machining qualities. When nailed, it has good holding ability, and the wood responds well to staining and preservative treatment.
Because ash wood is so hard, strong, and flexible, it is among the most valuable hardwood species. It is best known for baseball bats . It is also used for fine flooring, furniture, tool handles, sports equipment and boat construction. |
| DOUSSIE |
The sapwood of doussie is pale yellow to white, while the heartwood ranges from light brown to reddish-brown.Doussie is very hard and durable. Doussie shows only small movement with time.
Doussie's hardness is over twice that of southern yellow pine, noticably harder than hard maple, almost identical to hickory or pecan, and about three quarters as hard as santos mahogany.
Doussie has good machining qualities, and it sands to a smooth surface. When nailed, it has good holding ability. The wood has satisfactory staining and polishing ability due to yellow deposits in pores.
Because doussie wood is so hard and strong, it is among the most valuable exotic hardwood species. It uses include fine flooring, furniture, decking, stair rails, and boat construction.
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| IROKO |
 Color varies from pale golden brown to dark chocolate brown. Heartwood is light to greenish yellow, but darkens to brown upon exposure to light and air.
The tree comes from tropical Africa and is much like teak, but not as strong. The tree is quite large and may reach 160 feet in height. The bole is straight, cylindrical, and may be clear of branches to 80 feet. Logs usually average about 30" diameter.
Medium to coarse texture with an interlocking grain that often produces interesting patterns. Open pores requires filling for a smooth finish. The wood is hard, but moderately easy to work with power and hand tools.
Iroko is very popular for boat building in Europe.It is also used for marine work, furniture and cabinet work.
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| OAK |
 The heartwood and sapwood of red oak are similar in appearance, which is light-colored with a reddish tone. It is slightly redder in color than white oak, which can have a white to cream to light brown color.
White oak is slightly harder than red oak, and also more durable. However, both types are notably stiff and dense, have high shock resistance, and resist wear. Because of the high concentration of tannic acid in white oak, it is particularly resistant to fungi and insects.
Both red and white oak have good resistance to splitting and excellent holding ability. Red oak sands better than white; by contrast, white oak has better machining qualities.
Oak is practically synonymous with high-quality, durable, and distinctively attractive wood floors. In addition, it is widely used in boat construction, furniture and veneers, kegs and casks, truck and trailer beds, caskets, paneling, and mining timbers. Oak also makes a nice-burning fuel wood, and it yields tannin for the formulation of dyes.
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| SAPELE |
 The sapwood of sapele tends to whitish or pale yellow and is distinct from the heartwood, which ranges in color from a medium to dark reddish or purplish brown.
Sapele is about four percent harder than hard maple, is roughly eleven percent harder than white oak, about fifty-one percent harder than teak, close to four percent harder than sugar maple, is twenty-one percent softer than jarrah, and is about twenty two percent as hard as mahogany.
This wood works equally well with hand and machine tools, and it saws and finishes easily. Sapele has good nailing and gluing properties.
Sapele is most commonly found in wood flooring and paneling, decorative veneers, furniture, cabinetwork and boat construction.
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| SIPO |
 Heartwood fairly uniform red- or purple brown; well demarcated from the light brown sapwood.
The Sipo is Entandrophragma utile of the family Meliaceae, the mahogany family. Principally from West and Central Africa and occurs in high forests.
The tree grows to a height of 150 to 200 ft; bole is straight, cylindrical, and clear to 100 ft, Logs usually average about 8 ft diameter.
Works fairly easily with hand and machine tools. Sapele has good nailing and gluing properties.
Heartwood is moderately resistant to attack by decay fungi and termites. Heartwood is extremely resistant to treatment; sapwood is easy to treat.
Sipo's uses include furniture and cabinetwork, joinery, decorative veneers and plywood, boat construction.
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| TEAK |
 The sapwood of teak is white to pale yellow, while the heartwood is dark golged-brown to dark golden-yellow to rich brown in color with darker chocolate-colored brown streaks. The wood itself can be greasy with shiny white pockets. This species has a dul luster.
Teak has a high resistance to decay and termite attack. In fact the oil secreted by the wood is reported to be a natural insect repellant.
Teak is a somewhat hard and durable wood. It falls between black cherry and black walnut in hardness, is roughly sixty-nine percent as hard as hard maple, and is just over forty-five percent as hard as mahogany.
The wood holds nails well, once applied. Glue holds well and easily with teak flooring.
Teak's uses include flooring, flooring accents, fine furniture, interior construction, canoes, tables and boat construction.
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| TIAMA |
 Heartwood pink brown or a dull uniform red, usually darkening on exposure to a deep red brown, sapwood creamy white or pale pink, up to 4 in. wide.
The Tree reaches a height of 160 ft, bole moderately straight, cylindrical, clear to 60 to 80 ft; trunk diameters 4 to 7 ft.
Dries rapidly and works rather easily with hand and machine tools. Good gluing properties.
Heartwood is rated as extremely resistant to preservative treatments, sapwood is resistant.
Tiama's uses furniture, joinery, cabinetmaking, boat construction, decorative veneers and plywood.
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