Iroko

Iroko is golden-orange to brown, lighter vessel lines are conspicuous on flat saw surfaces. The material may contain large, hard deposits of calcium carbonate in cavities, and the timber around them may be darker in colour. The grain is interlocked and sometimes irregular and the texture rather coarse, but even. The weight is 640 kg/m³ (40 lb/ft³); specific gravity .64.

Ship and boat buildingInterior and exterior joineryLaboratory benchesFurniture makingCarvingIt is a structural timber suitable for piling and marine work, and for domestic flooringPlywood manufacture and sliced for wall panelling, flush doors and decorative veneering

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