Lumber - Bubinga Flaming
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Description
Guibourtia is a
flowering plant
genus in the
family
Fabaceae (legume
family). It contains 16
species,
native to tropical regions of
Africa (13
species) and
South
America (3 species).[1]
They occur in swampy or periodically inundated
forests, as
well as near rivers or at lakeshores.
They are
evergreen trees
growing to 40–50 m tall, with a trunk diameter of 1–2 m, often with a heavily
buttressed trunk.[2]
The genus is well-known for its luxury timbers. The best-known timber is
bubinga (Guibourtia
demeusei, aka kevazingo). Another is
ovangkol. Species of Guibourtia also produce Congo
copal.
The wood is often used by
luthiers for
harps and other
instruments, such as bass guitars, because of its mellow and well-rounded sound.
It has been used in
drum shells as well. Drum companies such as
Tama
offer various high-end
drum kits with plies of Bubinga in the shells[4].
Bubinga is sometimes used in the production of
archery
bows, in particular as the main wood of the handle in some flat bows.
Bubinga is also used in furniture making, usually for tables, as large slabs
of the dense wood can be cut, and with very little manipulation, be used for a
table top.
Bubinga often has an appearance similar to the mineral tiger eye. Light brown
through dark brown and red, some samples show as almost purple.
Luxury car maker Lexus also makes use of the wood in their luxury vehicles.
They are known to produce chalconoids (chalcones),
relatives of medically important chemicals called
stilbenes,
one famous one being
resveratrol.
For more information see :
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bubinga
| NAME |
BUBINGA(GUIBURTIA
TESSMANII) |
| COLOR |
RED/PINK PURPLE BROWN AND BLACK |
| GRAIN |
STRAIGHT TO VARIEGATED DEPENDING ON INDIVIDUAL
CHARACTERISTICS OF LOG |
| TEXTURE |
SEMI SMOOTH |
| FIGURE |
POMELLE , FIDDLEBACK, TIGER STRIPE, BLOCK
MOTTLED, BIRDS EYE, FLAME, ROPEY |
| STOCK |
PLYWOOD AND VENEER (ROTARY CUT AND QUARTER
ED) LUMBER AND BOULES INCLUDING FIGURED WOOD |
| USES |
HIGH QUALITY ARCHITECTURAL WOODWORK, AND
WALL PANELS FOR LARGE SEQUENCES, MUSICAL INSTUMENTS,
FURNITURE, NATURAL EDGE TABLES. |
Stocking
|
