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Tetraberlinia tubmaniana

Tetraberlinia tubmaniana · FDA code TET · High Value Species

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

About the wood

The heartwood is light reddish-brown and is distinct from the lighter colored sapwood; texture, moderately coarse; luster medium; grain is interlocked, showing a narrow stripe pattern on quartered surfaces.

625 kg/m³Moderately Heavy (12% MC)
Moderately durable; sapwood is liable to powder-post beetle …Natural durability
MediumStrength
LargeShrinkage (green→oven-dry)
MediumMovement in service
InterlockedGrain / texture

Typical uses

  • A general utility wood
  • Veneer
  • Plywood
  • Furniture components
  • Turnery

Working properties

Works well with hand and machine tools, some tearing of grain when planning quartersawn faces, excellent turnery, slices well into veneers, good gluing properties

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.