OVENGKOL

ovengkol TIMBER USES

The tropical wood ovengkol is a durable material that is resistant to termites, funghi and dry wood insects. It is mainly used in cabinet making, especially for high class furniture, and in exterior joinery.

Ovengkol can be used for the following purposes:

Structures and panels

• Sliced veneer

Exterior joinery (building facade)

• Cladding and outer coating
• Windows and doors

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

Miscellaneous uses

• Turnery, cutlery and brushmaking
• Musical instruments

Where to buy ovengkol timber?

DISTRIBUTION AREA OF ovengkol

The tropical species ovengkol is found in several West African countries, from Liberia to Gabon.

ECOLOGY and Biology of ovengkol

The exotic species ovengkol is a semi-heliophilous and non-gregarious species of evergreen forests. Its seeds are dispersed by the wind from January to March.

DESCRIPTION OF ovengkol TIMBER

• Color: yellow brown
• Sapwood: clearly demarcated
• Texture: fine
• Grain: interlocked
• Interlocked grain: slight

ovengkol: PHYSICAL AND MECHANICAL PROPERTIES

Read the Tropix sheet of ovengkol (CIRAD).

ovengkol: NATURAL DURABILITY AND TREATABILITY

• Funghi: class 2 - durable
• Dry wood borers: durable - sapwood demarcated (risk limited to sapwood)
• Termites : class D - durable
• Treatability: class 3 - poorly permeable
• Use class ensured by natural durability: class 4 - in ground or fresh water contact
• Species covering the use class 5: No

Read the Tropix sheet of ovengkol (CIRAD).

PROCESSING OF ovengkol TIMBER

Read the Tropix sheet of ovengkol (CIRAD).

Sources :

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