Anegre
Durability: Non-Durability
Colour: Medium
Sizes available: 25, 40, 50 mm
| Trade Name: | Anegre |
| Botanical Species: | Aningeria spp. |
| Other Names: | English Tawa, African Birch |
| Country of Origin: | Ivory Coast |
| Air Dry Density: | 550kgs/m³ |
| Durability: | Non-durable |
| Strength: | 6+ (on a scale from 1 – 10) |
Seasoning:
Dries easily and well, both in the open and in the kiln, apart from the tendency to blue stain in the early stages of drying.
Characteristics:
- Similar to European Birch.
- No clear distinction between heartwood sapwood.
- Colour varies from whitish to a pale shade of brown, often with a pinkish tinge.
- Fairly plain in appearance although quarter-sawn surfaces sometimes show a growth-ring figure, and where wavy grain is present there is sometimes a mottle figure.
- The grain varies from straight to wavy, and the texture from medium to coarse.
Working Qualities:
- Ease of working is dependent on the amount of silica present and can vary from easy to hard.
- Moderate to severe abrasive action on tools and cutters can be anticipated.
- Tungsten tipped tools are to be recommended in cross-cutting and boring.
- Adequate support is needed to prevent chipping out and care is needed planning in order to obtain a smooth finish.
- It takes and holds nails and screws well, and can be glued, stained and polished.
Uses:
- General utility timber for interior joinery and finishing.
- Produces good veneer.
Product Attributes:
- Colour varies from whitish to a pale shade of brown, often with a pinkish tinge.
- Available in square sections.
- Wide boards available.
- Glues, stains and polishes well.
- Fairly plain in appearance.
- Veneers available.
Product Limitations:
- Presence of silica can be very hard on tool.
- Fixed widths not available.
- Care needed when planning, cross-cutting and drilling to prevent chipping out.
- Colour variations do occur.
