Sapele Wood Properties by Connected Lines

Sapele Amount of Figure: Low
Sapele Amount of Natural Luster: Lustrous
Sapele Availability of Wood: Adequate
Sapele Available As Lumber: Yes
Sapele Available as Veneer: Yes
Sapele Available only in small sizes: No
Sapele Bending Strength: Moderate
Sapele Blunting of Tool Blades: Low
Sapele Botanical Name: Entandrophragma cylindricum
Sapele Carving: Good, easy to carve
Sapele Clear Finish or Varnish: Good
Sapele Color of Wood: Red Brown
Sapele Contrast between growth rings: Diffuse Porous
Sapele Crushing Strength: High
Sapele Decorative Figure: Yes
Sapele Density: High
Sapele Drilling: Good
Sapele Fill before Finishing: Requires a filler
Sapele Gluing: Average - Requires control
Sapele Grain: Interlocked
Sapele Growth Ring Pattern Plainsawn: Indistinct growth ring
Sapele Growth Ring Pattern Quartersawn: Noticeable or distinct growth ring stripe, ribbon or flake pattern
Sapele Hand Tooling: Average
Sapele Hardness: Hard, difficult to dent
Sapele Hardwood or Softwood: Hardwood
Sapele Harmful Properties: Non Toxic
Sapele Interlocked Grain: Yes
Sapele Kiln-dried Shrinkage: Moderate
Sapele Machine Tools: Average
Sapele Mortising: Good
Sapele Movement after drying: Moderate
Sapele Nail Holding: Good- Nails are fairly difficult to pull out
Sapele Nailing: Good - Seldom splits wood
Sapele Natural Durability: Moderately durable
Sapele Number of Knots: Insufficient Data Available
Sapele Painting: Good
Sapele Planing: Average
Sapele Polishing: Very Good
Sapele Pounds per cubic foot maximum: 47
Sapele Pounds per cubic foot minimum: 42
Sapele Reacts with Iron Fasteners or Hardware: No
Sapele Sanding: Good
Sapele Sawing: Low cutting resistance
Sapele Screw Holding: Good - Fairly difficult to remove screws
Sapele Screwing: Good - Screwing seldom splits wood
Sapele Shaping: Fair or satisfactory
Sapele Size of Knots: Insufficient Data Available
Sapele Size of Pores: Large Pores - Open grain
Sapele Specific Gravity: High
Sapele Specific Gravity maximum: .62
Sapele Specific Gravity minimum: .62
Sapele Staining: Fair - May stain unevenly or change colors
Sapele Steam Bending: Poor
Sapele Stiffness: High
Sapele Surface Preparation for Finishing: No
Sapele Texture of the Wood: Moderately Fine
Sapele Toughness: High
Sapele Turning: Fair to Average
Sapele Weight: Heavy
Sapele Wood Defects: Check (or split,) warp
Sapele Work Notes: Hard mineral deposits require sharp or carbide tipped saw knives
Sapele Use for Boxes, Crates or Pallets: no
Sapele Use for Carving: no
Sapele Use for Cooperage: no
Sapele Use for Decorative Veneer: YES
Sapele Use for Flooring: YES
Sapele Use for Furniture: YES
Sapele Use for Handles: no
Sapele Use for Heavy Construction: no
Sapele Use for Inlay: no
Sapele Use for Interior Finish: no
Sapele Use for Light Construction: no
Sapele Use for Marine Applications: no
Sapele Use for Marquetry: YES
Sapele Use for Millwork: YES
Sapele Use for Models and Patterns: no
Sapele Use for Musical Instruments: no
Sapele Use for Novelties: no
Sapele Use for Secondary Furniture Components: no
Sapele Use for Shingles: no
Sapele Use for Sports Equipment: no
Sapele Use for Turnery: no
Sapele Use for Woodenware: no