Idigbo

Idigbo’s heartwood is pale yellow-brown, showing a zonal figure originating in the growth rings – like plain oak – and sometimes with a light pinkish cast. The grain is straight to slightly irregular or interlocked. The texture is medium to fairly coarse and uneven. The weight is variable owing to the prevalence of light-weight brittleheart in the inner core-wood; also liable to thunder shakes. Weight from 480-620 kg/m³ (30-39 lb/ft³). Average sound material 560 kg/m³ (35 lb/ft³); specific gravity .56.

Used in furniture and high-class joinery for interior and exterior work, and general carpentry and joinery and construction workRotary cut material is used for plywood manufacture and sliced for decorative veneers for panellingIt should not be used in damp conditions due to natural staining properties if in contact with iron compounds

For more information on Idigbo talk to Whitmore's Timber Co Ltd