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Ghana Hardwoods FOUND IN VOLTA LAKE
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Trade Name
Botanical Name
Weight kg/m3 (12-15% m/c)
General Desription or specific joinery Common Uses Image
Afam Parinari excelsa 900
Hard, heavy and strong for tough exterior use
Industrial floors, boat construction, paneling, flooring, heavy-duty structures.
Albizia Albizia zygia 550General purpose red utility species
Joinery, veneer, plywood, selected furniture, carpentry, flooring, boat construction
Asanfina Aningeria spp. 550
Lower strength, decorative interior use
Sliced veneer, interior joinery, panelling and trip.
AvodireThurenthus africanus 550
Attractive, pale, silky wood for interior decorative panelling and furniture
High quality interior joinery, fittings, mouldings, furniture, decorative veneer and plywood
Berekankum Manilkara spp 1000Tough durable exterior species
Multiple use joinery, cabinet work, turnery, flooring, furniture, Heavy duty flooring, boat construction, marine work.
Ghana Hardwoods FOUND IN VOLTA LAKE
Triton Logging Inc. 6675 Mirah Road, Saanichton, BC, Canada V8M 1Z4Phone: 250-652-4033
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Black Hyedua Guibourtia ehie 850
High quality cabiniet wood prized for apparence
Decorative sliced veneer, high quality cabinet work, special joinery, trim and fittings, flooring, carvings, turner, musical instruments.
Ceiba Ceiba pentandra 300
Consistant heartwood and sapwood. Good strength to weight ration.
Core veneers for plywood and blockboard, mouldings, food containters, boxes
Celtis Celtis mildbraedii 750
Strong light coloured with straight grain and fine texture.
Structural interior joinery, trim, flooring, mouldings, veneer, plywood, handles, furniture.
DahomaPiptadeniastrum aftricanum 700
Tough timber used mostly for exterior applications
Exterior structural, marine work, sleepers, outdoor furniture, trailer decking
DantaNesogordonia papaverifera 750
Heavy attractive redwood. Fine Grained, hard wearing, strong.
High quality joinery, cabinet work, bench tops, boat components, decking, turnery.
Ghana Hardwoods FOUND IN VOLTA LAKE
Triton Logging Inc. 6675 Mirah Road, Saanichton, BC, Canada V8M 1Z4Phone: 250-652-4033
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DenyaCylicodiscus gabunensis 950
Very high strength and durability for arduous applications
Flooring, heavy construction, marine construction, dock work, bridges, pilings, ship and boat building, heavy duty flooring.
EbonyDiospyros crassiflora 1030
Tremendous black finish, hard.
Fine instruments, crafts, furniture accents
EdinamEntandrophragma angolense 550
Widely used attractive redwood species
Outdoor and indoor high quality joinery, cabinet making, furniture, floors, sliced/rotary veneer, boat-building, turnery
EmeriTerminalia ivorensis 550
Light coloured versatile species of good strength and durability
Joinery, trim, mouldings, light structures, window frames, furniture, domestic flooring, veneer, plywood
Guarea Guarea cedrata 600
Strong timber of Mahogany-like appearance
Cabinet work, furniture, flooring, boat construction, joinery, turnery, veneer.
Kaku/Ekki Lophira alata 1050
One of Ghana's toughest and most durable species
Sea defence, heavy structural work, floors, piling.
Ghana Hardwoods FOUND IN VOLTA LAKE
Triton Logging Inc. 6675 Mirah Road, Saanichton, BC, Canada V8M 1Z4Phone: 250-652-4033
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KaneAnogeissus leiocarpus 1041
Strong, durable timber, resistent to decay.
Framing, hand tools, construction, floring, turnery, musical instruments, decking.
KonkromaMorinda lucida Benth. 500
Hard wood, attractive,open grained, well suited for custom applications
Gunstocks, instruments and other fine woodworking.
Koto/KyerePterygota macrocarpa 650
Light coloured veneer and interior speciec
Sliced and rotary veneer, plywood, select joinery, carpentry, boxes.
KusiaNauclea diderrichii 750
Widely used, highly durable exterior quality timber
Marine construction, dock work, decking, exterior structures, joinery, flooring, boat work.
Mahogany Khaya ivornsis 500
Attractive, versatile redwood of worldwide reputation
High quality joinery, cabinet work, furniture, mouldings, doors, frames, boat construction, veneer, plywood, turnery, carvings
Ghana Hardwoods FOUND IN VOLTA LAKE
Triton Logging Inc. 6675 Mirah Road, Saanichton, BC, Canada V8M 1Z4Phone: 250-652-4033
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MakoreTieghmella heckelii 640
Valued commercial redwood of good durability and strength
Interior and exterior decorative and structural joinery, furniture, staircases, boats, high quality veneers
MansoniaMansonia altissima 650
Distinctive walnut covered wood for high quality joinery
High quality joinery and cabinet work, flooring, turnery, veneers.
Obaa/Ohaa Sterculia Oblonga 750
Pale yellowish wood of attractive appearance for interior use
Rotary veneer, sliced veneer, plywood, blockboard, joinery, trip, panneling.
Odum/Iroko Milicia exels 650
Well known, high grade, commercial species; good strength and durability
Exterior and interior joinery, cabinet work, garden furniture, flooring, work tops, window frames, vats, boat work, decking
Ofram Terminalia superb 550
General purpose light coloured interior and veneer species
Rotary veneer, plywood, interior-joinery/blockboard, panelling, moulding and trim, selected furniture
Ghana Hardwoods FOUND IN VOLTA LAKE
Triton Logging Inc. 6675 Mirah Road, Saanichton, BC, Canada V8M 1Z4Phone: 250-652-4033
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OtiePycnanthus angolensis 500
General purpose interior species
Interior utility joinery, trim, mouldings, selected furniture, rotary veneer, plywood, boxes
Papao/Apa Afzelia africana 825
Very stable, strong, durable, and attractive commercial species
High quality exterior and interior joinery, flooring, decking, selected furniture, boat work, doors,heavy construction.
PotrodumErythrophleum africanum 900
Extremely strong and durable outdoor species
Heavy construction, marine construction, dock work, bridges, pilings, ship and boat building, heavy duty flooring
TetekonGilbertiodendron spp. 800
Medium strength species of varied application.
Joinery, Carpentry, Boat Construction, Decking, Flooring.
Walnut Lovoa trichilioides 520
High quality, decorative wood of distinctive colour
High quality furniture, cabinet work, joinery, domestic flooring, boat construction, doors and frames, sliced/rotary veneer, plywood
Ghana Hardwoods FOUND IN VOLTA LAKE
Triton Logging Inc. 6675 Mirah Road, Saanichton, BC, Canada V8M 1Z4Phone: 250-652-4033
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Watapuo Sterculia spp. 375Fairly soft; medium density
Boxes, crates, carvings, light construction, furniture, cabinetry, mouldings.
WawaTriplochiton scleroxylon 375
Light coloured versitile interior species, widely used
Rotary veneer, plywood, blockboard, interior joinery, panelling, moulding, Sauna selected furniture.
WawabimaSterculia rhinopetala 750
Dark red, close-grained species of good strength
Joinery, fititngs, flooring, selected exterior structures rotarty veneer, plywood.
YayaAmphimas pterocarpoides 775
Light coloured interior species
Furniture, mouldings, doors, trip, interior joinery.