MAKORE

makore TIMBER USES

The tropical wood makore is a very durable wood, resistant to termites and funghi. It is adapted to exterior carpentry works, as well as to industrial uses. Naturally covering the class 5, it can be used in marine environment or in brackish water for shipbuilding.

The wood is protected in Gabon, where it is prohibited from export.

The tropical wood makore can be used for the following products:

Structures and panels

• Lightweight structures
• Plywood, inside face and outside face
• Plywood, inner layers
• Sliced veneer

Exterior joinery (building facade)

• Cladding and outer coating
• Windows and doors
• Screen walls and solar shading
• Shutters and closures

Carpentry and interior fittings

• Wooden floors
• Interior staircases
• Doors and door frames
• Interior panelling and cladding
• Layout and furnishings
• Furniture and cabinetmaking

Outdoor equipment - Recreation

• Exterior staircases and guard railing
• Single-level terraces and pool areas
• Elevated terraces, balconies and corridors
• Shelters, outdoor furniture and playgrounds
• Gates
• Visual barriers and windbreak panels, pergolas

Industrial usage and heavy work

• Structures and bridges in contact with soil or freshwater
• Vehicle, wagon and container bottom (or floor)

Shipbuilding

• Boat decks and planking
• Pleasure-boating pontoons

Miscellaneous uses

• Turnery, cutlery and brushmaking
• Sculptures

DISTRIBUTION AREA OF makore

The tropical species makore is found in Central Africa (Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Congo, DRC).

ECOLOGY and Biology of makore

The exotic species makore is a non-deciduous, shade-tolerant species of evergreen forests. Its seeds are dispersed by animals, from November to January.

DESCRIPTION OF makore TIMBER

• Color: red brown
• Sapwood: clearly demarcated
• Texture: medium
• Grain: straight or interlocked
• Interlocked grain: marked but not frequent

makore: PHYSICAL AND MECHANICAL PROPERTIES

Read the Tropix sheet of makore (CIRAD).

makore: NATURAL DURABILITY AND TREATABILITY

• Funghi: class 1 - very durable
• Dry wood borers: durable - sapwood demarcated (risk limited to sapwood)
• Termites : class D - durable
• Treatability: class 4 - not permeable
• Use class ensured by natural durability: class 4 - in ground or fresh water contact
• Species covering the use class 5: yes

Read the Tropix sheet of makore (CIRAD).

PROCESSING OF makore TIMBER

Read the Tropix sheet of makore (CIRAD).

Sources :

• CIRAD
• ATIBT
• Q. Meunier, C. Moumbogou, J.-L. Doucet, 2015, Les arbres utiles du Gabon