MANUFACTURERS

• Homerwood
• Kentwood
• Nova
• Shaw
• Somerset
• Virginia Vintage

WOOD SPECIES

• Oak
• Hickory
• Maple

EXOTIC SPECIES

• Acacia
• Brazilian Cherry
• Tigerwood
• Merbau

• ACACIA
• BAMBOO
• BIRCH
• CHERRY
• DOUSSIE
• HICKORY
• JATOBA
• KEMPAS
• MAPLE
• MERBAU
• OAK
• SAPELE
• TIGERWOOD
• WALNUT

SAPELE

Wood Origin Country: Sapele grows in Nigeria and along the African Ivory Coast.

Hardness and Strength: Sapele rates a 1510 on the janka scale.  That is about four percent harder than hard maple, is roughly eleven percent harder than white oak

• SAPELE ELITE
• SAPELE RED

The heartwood of this exotic and imported hardwood is red to dark reddish-brown, usually with a purple cast. On quartered surfaces the wood presents a well defined ribbon striped figure. The grain is interlocked or wavy and the texture is fine. The lumber has a cedar like aromatic odor when cut. These boards enjoy a high golden luster. Sapele is stronger that African or American Mahogany and it’s also stronger than Red Oak.