Sipo | Utile | Sipo Mahogany Wood(Entandrophragma utile)
Moderately durable to durable, with mixed reports on insect resistance. Heartwood is a uniform medium reddish brown. Well-defined sapwood is a paler yellow. Generally lacks any dramatic figuring of grain that is common in the closely related Sapele. Sipo can be troublesome to work in some machining operations, (i.e., planing, routing, etc.), resulting in tearout due to its interlocked grain. . 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.
Sipo Wood Specie
- Common Name(s): - Utile, Sipo, Sipo Mahogany
- Scientific Name: - Entandrophragma utile
- Distribution: - Central & West Africa
- Tree Size: - 150-200 ft (45-60 m) tall, 3-5 ft (1-1.5 m) trunk diameter
- Average Dried Weight: - 40 lbs/ft3 (635 kg/m3)
- Specific Gravity (Basic, 12% MC): - .53, .63
- Janka Hardness: - 1,180 lbf (5,260 N)
- Modulus of Rupture: - 15,060 lbf/in2 (103.8 MPa)
- Elastic Modulus: - 1,689,000 lbf/in2 (11.65 GPa)
- Crushing Strength: - 8,280 lbf/in2 (57.1 MPa)
- Shrinkage: - Radial: 4.9%, Tangential: 6.9%, Volumetric: 11.8%, T/R Ratio: 1.4
- Availability: - Highly Available
- Restrictions: - No
ALL ABOUT SIPO WOOD
- Color/Appearance: - Heartwood is a uniform medium reddish brown. Well-defined sapwood is a paler yellow. Generally lacks any dramatic figuring of grain that is common in the closely related Sapele.
- Grain/Texture: - Grain is interlocked, with a medium uniform texture. Moderate natural luster.
- Endgrain: - Diffuse-porous; solitary and radial multiples; large pores in no specific arrangement, very few; reddish brown heartwood gum deposits occasionally present; parenchyma vasicentric, banded; narrow rays, spacing normal.
- Rot Resistance: - Rated as moderately durable to durable, with mixed reports on insect resistance.
- Workability: - Utile can be troublesome to work in some machining operations, (i.e., planing, routing, etc.), resulting in tearout due to its interlocked grain. It will also react when put into direct contact with iron, becoming discolored and stained. Turns, glues, and finishes well.
- Odor: - Utile has a mild, cedar-like scent while being worked.
- Allergies/Toxicity: - Although severe reactions are quite uncommon, Utile has been reported to cause skin irritation. See the articles Wood Allergies and Toxicity and Wood Safety for more information.
- Pricing/Availability: - Not frequently available, prices for Utile should be moderate for an imported hardwood.
- Sustainability: - This wood species is not listed in the CITES Appendices, but is on the IUCN Red List. It is listed as vulnerable due to a population reduction of over 20% in the past three generations, caused by a decline in its natural range, and exploitation.
- Common Uses: - Furniture, cabinetry, veneer, boatbuilding, flooring, and turned objects.
- Comments: - Sometimes called Sipo Mahogany, or simply Sipo, Utile is in the Meliaceae family, and is somewhat related to the true mahoganies found in the Swietenia genus.
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