Wood Types: Wenge

Wenge

Source

Central and Eastern Africa.

Durability

Very Good

Description

Dark brown to black with fine black veining. A heavy, coarse-textured wood with bending and shock-resistant properties similar to ash and hickory. Hard and heavy. Used for tool handles and carving. Also called Pallissandre.

Alder | Anigre | Ash | Beech | Birch | Black Walnut
Cherry | Hickory | Mahogany | Maple | MDF | Oak | Purpleheart | Sapele | Teak | Wenge | Zebra


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