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Pterygota macrocarpa

Pterygota macrocarpa · FDA code PTE · Mixed Species

Pterygota macrocarpa wood grain (tangential face)
Wood — real sample (tangential face)
Standing tree (photo to be added)

About the wood

Wood pale yellow to a creamy-white with little difference between sapwood and heartwood. Texture rather coarse; grain straight to interlocked.

590 kg/m³Moderately Heavy (12% MC)
Heartwood non-durable; liable to termite attack; sapwood lia…Natural durability
MediumStrength
LargeShrinkage (green→oven-dry)
MediumMovement in service
Straight to interlockedGrain / texture

Typical uses

  • Furniture components
  • Joinery
  • General carpentry
  • Boxes
  • Crates
  • Plywood

Working properties

Works fairly easily with hand and machine tools, a cutting angle of 20 degrees is suggested to reduce tearing of interlocked grain in planning, glues and nails satisfactorily, peels and slices into veneers satisfactorily

Other species in stock

AieleHannoa klaineanaAbabaUapaca guineensisAzobeMovinguiEssiaNagaFramireAlbiziaLimbaliEmienLatiSougue

Technical values are reference figures for the species/genus and may vary by individual log. Wood photo & technical data: The Liberia Tree Species Manual (LibTA / NDF, FDA schedule-one species). Stock subject to SGS inspection and prior sale.