Okoume veneer

Okoume Veneer

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Characteristics of Okoume veneer

• Latin name: Aucoumea klaineana Pierre; Fam. Burseraceae
• Other names: Gaboon, Angouma, Mofoumon, N´Goumi, Ongoumi, Zonga, Bengouma, Moukoumi, N´ Koumi
• Characteristics: very soft wood of high elasticity and regular texture, non-resinous and odorless, typical veneer for rotary cut, but also slicable
• Wood color: withish to pale grey sapwood, flat-lustrous heartwood in dark pink to salmon pink color, sometimes also greyish
• Source: Central Africa: Cameroon, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gaboon
• Application: furniture, plywood, doors, interior trim, back boards, drawers, cigar boxes, marine timber

Compare Okoume with other veneers

• by wood color: medium color veneers
• by characteristics: rotary
• by applications: doors, furnitures, interior design