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Is most often used for contrasting dark feature strips and accent pieces either in flooring or in fine woodworking. With its hardness approximately 25% harder than oak and its fine stability properties it makes an excellent floor. The dark chocolate brown coloration deepens over time, so if you want a dark floor to stand out or offset a light feature wenge is a great choice.

Description:

Heartwood dark brown to almost black with alternate layers of light and dark tissue forming a decorative figure; sapwood yellowish white, clearly demarcated. Texture rather coarse; grain straight.

Mechanical Properties:

Janka side hardness is 1,630 lb. for dry material. Shrinkage green to ovendry: radial 3.1%, tangential 5.8%.

Working Properties:

Sawing and machining somewhat difficult, rapid blunting of cutting edges occurs, turns well, difficult to glue if resinous.

Durability:

Heartwood is rated as very durable and resistant to termite attack.

Uses:

Parquet or strip flooring, joinery, general construction, specialty items. Wenge is used as a hickory substitute in sporting goods, also for decorative veneer.