Hardwood 
Sapele
Sapele
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Movement - Medium
Durability - Moderately
Treatability - Resistant including the sapwood Workability - Works well, finishes well except for planing quartered stock Uses - Joinery, furniture, panelling and decorative veneers Look - Interlocking grain, moderately fine texture and even. Heartwood medium to dark reddish brown, sapwood pale creamy in colour. An alternative to Mahogany. |
