Koto

Koto’s heartwood is creamy-white in colour with a greyish tint. The grain is interlocked with small knot clusters present in some logs. The texture is moderately coarse. Quartered surfaces reveal a striking flecked figure due to the high rays. The weight is variable from 530-750 kg/m³ (33-47 lb/ft³) with the average for 650 kg/m³ (41 lb/ft³); specific gravity .65.

Koto is used as core stock for plywood manufacture and as a backing veneer for plywood panelsSuitable as substitute for breech or ramin in furniture manufacture, interior joinery and carpentry, and general utility timber for interior work, boxes, crates etcSelected logs sliced for decorative veneer

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