Afzelia, doussie WOOD (Afzelia spp.)
Doussie is a beautiful orange-brown wood. It is one of most popular species that are imported into Europe. In Central and West Africa is considered a sacred and healing. Essential oils have Doussie supposedly curative effect on the human body. Doussie is very stable.Sometimes sold under the name Afzelia, Doussie has been compared to both Mahogany and Teak for its favorable appearance, durability, and stability.. This Specie Can be produced and shipped in Saw logs, Peeled Logs, Square edged timber, Round edged timber, Flooring boards, Finishing boards, Unedged boards, Square logs, Decking boards, Parquet floors, Floor planks, Wall coverings(Veneers Sheets), Plywood, Roof coverings, Rattan, Sleepers, Polls and proprietary grade hardwood products of both finish and unfinished.
Doussie Wood Specie
- Common Name(s): - Afzelia, Doussie
- Scientific Name: - Afzelia spp.
- Distribution: - Tropical Africa; Central & West Africa
- Tree Size: - 80-120 ft (25-37 m) tall, 3-5 ft (1-1.5 m) trunk diameter
- Average Dried Weight: - 50.1 lbs/ft3 (805 kg/m3)
- Specific Gravity (Basic, 12% MC): - .67, .80
- Janka Hardness: - 1,810 lbf (8,050 N)
- Modulus of Rupture: - 17,740 lbf/in2 (122.3 MPa)
- Elastic Modulus: - 2,094,000 lbf/in2 (14.44 GPa)
- Crushing Strength: - 10,750 lbf/in2 (74.1 MPa)
- Shrinkage: - Radial: 2.3%, Tangential: 3.9%, Volumetric: 6.3%, T/R Ratio: 1.7
- Availability: - Highly Available
- Restrictions: - None
ALL ABOUT DOUSSIE WOOD
- Color/Appearance: - Heartwood is a reddish brown. Well defined sapwood is a pale yellowish white. Color tends to darken with age. Most pieces of African afzelia are unfigured lumber, while burls and figured pieces with pommele or blister figure are usually Asian afzelia.
- Grain/Texture: - Grain is interlocked with a uniform medium to coarse texture; naturally lustrous.
- Endgrain: - Diffuse-porous; large to very large pores, few to very few; solitary and radial multiples of 2-3; yellowish brown heartwood deposits present; parenchyma banded (marginal), paratracheal parenchyma vasicentric, aliform (lozenge), and confluent; narrow rays, spacing normal.
- Rot Resistance: - Rated as very durable. Moderately resistant to termites and marine borers, and variously resistant/susceptible to other insect attacks.
- Workability: - Generally considered somewhat difficult to work on account of its interlocked grain, causing tearout during machining operations. Afzelia also has a pronounced dulling effect on cutters. Gluing and finishing can be variable, and some species contain water-soluble yellow deposits in the pores which can pose challenges in staining or finishing with water-based products.
- Odor: - No characteristic odor.
- Allergies/Toxicity: - Although severe reactions are quite uncommon, afzelia has been reported to cause skin, eye, and respiratory irritation, as well as sneezing. See the articles Wood Allergies and Toxicity and Wood Safety for more information.
- Pricing/Availability: - Prices for clear lumber tend to be moderate for an imported hardwood, though figured wood and burls are much more expensive.
- Sustainability: - This wood species is not listed in the CITES Appendices, but a handful of African species in the Afzelia genus are on the IUCN Red List. Afzelia africana, A. bipindensis, and A. pachyloba are all listed as vulnerable, while A. bella and A. parviflora are reported as being species of least concern.
- Common Uses: - Furniture, cabinetry, veneer, flooring, docks, boatbuilding, exterior millwork and construction, turned objects, inlays, and other small specialty wood items.
- Comments: - Sometimes sold under the name doussie, afzelia has been compared to both mahogany and teak for its favorable appearance, durability, and stability. As a commercial timber, afzelia is much more frequently exported from Africa, though some highly figured pieces of afzelia from Asia are also seen on the international market—usually bearing the name afzelia xylay or xylay lace. Most afzelia burls are also of Asian origin.
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