Nord Compensati S.p.A.

Description

Together with Teak, Mahogany is traditionally used in the boat building industry for its features of hardness, durability and beauty.
It comes from Africa, especially from the western regions.
Sipo has always been used for windows and door frames, furniture, floors, boat building and it is appreciated for its workability.
It nails, screws, glues easily and it may be stained and polished to an excellent finish. Its large sizes make it a giant in the forest, and give the possibility to obtain planks of considerable dimensions.

Botanical name

Entandrophragma Cylindricum it belongs to the family of Meliaceae.

Growth area

West and East Africa.

Technical characteristic

Heartwood has a medium to dark reddish-brown colour: its characteristic is a well defined ribbon striped figure on quartered surfaces. Has a peculiar cedar-like scent when freshly cut or planed/sanded. The timber is liable to ring or cup shakes.
The grain is interlocked or wavy and the texture is fairly fine.

Seasoning

It dries fairly rapidly with a marked tendency to distort. Quarter cut material is less liable to degrade. It allowed to dry moderately slowly the degrade is not severe. There is medium movement in service.

Specific gravity

Weight varies from 560 – 700 kg./m3 with an average of 650 kg./m3. S.G. 0,65

Durability

The wood is durable, the sapwood liable to attack by powder post beetle, and the heartwood is moderately resistant. It is extremely resistant to preservative treatment and resistant to decay.

Uses and manufacturing

Furniture and cabinetmaking, high-class exterior and interior joinery, flooring, boat building and planking, musical instruments, sport goods and general construction works.
Selected logs used for plywood manufacture and sliced for decorative veneers.