Latin Name: Chlorophora Excelsa
Our Iroko Hardwood colour varies from light yellow to golden brown and texture is coarse, often with an interlocked grain. Works moderately easily with some dulling effect on tools and so a cutting angle of 150 is recommended. Available in air-dried dimension stock for external construction work. This is a hardwearing timber which is resistant to decay has many of the desirable features of Teak.
Uses:
Wide use for joinery, particularly in school/institutional buildings, and very suitable for laboratory and kitchen fittings. Boat building piling and marine work.
Specification:
Average length 2.7m
Range 1.8m - 4.8m
Average width 225mm
Range 100mm to 350mm
Sizes mm - S/E K/D FAS:
25mm, 32mm, 38mm, 50mm, 63mm, 75mm, 100mm
FSC - Good stocks of FSC Iroko are now available.