Khaya veneer

Khaya Veneer

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Characteristics of Khaya veneer

• Latin name: Khaya ivorensis A. Chev.; Fam. Meliaceae
• Other names: African Mahogany, Acajou, Benin Wood
• Characteristics: can easily be worked with all tools, suitable for knife cutting and rotary cut (steamed)
• Wood color: heartwood pale pink to light brown to light red, darkening under light influence without loosing its golden shimmer
• Source: Tropical West- and Central Africa: Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gaboon, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Nigeria
• Application: furniture, windows, architectural paneling, interior design, woodworks

Compare Khaya with other veneers

• by wood color: red veneers
• by characteristics: exotic
• by applications: furnitures, interior design, panelings, windows
• Variants: Mahogany crotch