Sapeli veneer

Sapeli Veneer

Above you see an example of Sapeli veneer. If you are interested in this specie, please do not hesitate to contact us.

Video: Pencil Striped Qrtd Sapeli Veneers

Characteristics of Sapeli veneer

• Latin name: Entandrophragma cylindricum Spague; Fam. Meliaceae
• Other names: Sapele, Sapellie, Aboudikro, M´Boyo, Lifaki, Undianuno, Penkwa, Muyovu
• Characteristics: very decorative hard wood, good slicable and polishible, careful drying necessary, steamed also rotary cut possible
• Wood color: heartwood pale pink to purple brown, darkens quickly to deep redbrown
• Source: widely spread allover West-, Central- and East Africa
• Application: furniture faces, paneling, doors, cabinet work, parquet flooring, doors, pianos, construction lumber

Compare Sapeli with other veneers

• by wood color: red veneers
• by characteristics: dyable, hardwood, rotary
• by applications: construction wood, doors, floorings, furnitures, interior design, musical instruments, panelings
• Variants: Sapeli pommele