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Movingui

Distemonanthus benthamianus

Trade Names

Movingui, Ayan, Ayaran

Latin Names

Distemonanthus benthamianus

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Origin

Africa

Range

West Africa, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gaboon

Uses

Sliced veneer for faces and rotary veneer for panels, furniture, interior fittings, paneling and parquet flooring, construction lumber.

Properties

The heartwood is lemon to greenish-yellow, yellow-brown, darkening in time. The wood has an intensive lustrous surface which is why it is misleadingly called “African Satinwood”. The logs with pronounced figuring are particularly decorative. This figuring can occur in different forms.

Machining

The light logs can be machined as a general rule without any great difficulty. The dark wood has a higher silicate content and as a result dulls tools quickly. The twisting fibre growth becomes a problem when planing at high feed speeds.

Seasoning

Only extremely careful drying can reduce the risk of checking which can cause high losses even by mere sun radiation or air movement if those are too strong.

Finishing

Once the surface is smooth and clean, varnishing presents no difficulties. It can also be treated with open pore lacquers for exterior use.

Jointing

It is easy to produce glue joints. Screw and nail joints must be pre-drilled.

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