Ghana Hardwoods FOUND IN VOLTA LAKE
Triton Logging Inc. 6675 Mirah Road, Saanichton, BC, Canada V8M 1Z4Phone: 250-652-4033
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Trade Name
Botanical Name
Weight kg/m3 (12-15% m/c) General Desription Common Uses Image
AfamParinari excelsa 900
Hard, heavy and strong for tough exterior use
Heavy duty structures, industrial floors, sleepers, mining timbers, boat construction
Albizia Albizia zygia 550General purpose red utility species
Joinery, veneer, plywood, selected furniture, carpentry, flooring, boat construction
AsanfinaAningeria 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
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, 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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CeibaCeiba pentandra 300
Creamy white heartwood and sapwood.
Core veneers for plywood and blockboard, mouldings, food containters, boxes
Dahoma
Piptadeniastrum aftricanum 700
Tough timber used mostly for exterior applications
Exterior structural, mining timbers, 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.
DenyaCylicodiscus gabunensis 950
Very high strength and durability for arduous applications
Heavy construction, marine construction, dock work, bridges, pilings, ship and boat building, heavy duty flooring
EbonyDiospyros crassiflora 1030 Dark brown/black, hard
Fine instruments, crafts, furniture accents
Edinam
Entandrophragma angolense 550
Widely used attractive redwood species
Outdoor and indoor high quality joinery, cabinet making, furniture, floors, sliced/rotary veneer, boat-building, 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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EmeriTerminalia ivorensis 550 at 12-15%
Light coloured versatile species of good strength and durability
Joinery, trim, mouldings, light structures, window frames, furniture, domestic flooring, veneer, plywood
CeltisCeltis mildbraedii 750
Strong light coloured with straight grain and fine texture.
Structural interior joinery, trim, flooring, mouldings, veneer, plywood, handles, furniture.
GuareaGuarea cedrata 600
Strong timber of Mahogany-like appearance
Cabinet work, furniture, flooring, boat construction, joinery, turnery, veneer.
Kaku/Ekki Lophira alata 1050One of Ghana's toughest and most durable species
Sea defence, heavy structural work, floors, piling.
KaneAnogeissus leiocarpus 1041
Strong, durable timber, resistent to decay.
Framing, hand tools, construction.
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.
Ghana Hardwoods FOUND IN VOLTA LAKE
Triton Logging Inc. 6675 Mirah Road, Saanichton, BC, Canada V8M 1Z4Phone: 250-652-4033
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KusiaNauclea diderrichii 750
Widely used, highly durable exterior quality timber
Marine construction, dock work, decking, exterior structures, flooring, boat work.
MahoganyKhaya ivornsis 500
Attractive, versatile redwood of worldwide reputation
High quality joinery, cabinet work, furniture, mouldings, doors, frames, boat construction, veneer, plywood, turnery, carvings
MakoreTieghmella heckelii 640
Valued commercial redwood of good durability and strength
Interior and exterior decorative and structural joinery, furniture, staircases, boats, high quality veneers
Obaa/OhaaSterculia Oblonga 750
Pale yellowish wood of attractive appearance for interior use
Rotary veneer, sliced veneer, plywood, blockboard, joinery, trip, panneling.
Odum 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
Ghana Hardwoods FOUND IN VOLTA LAKE
Triton Logging Inc. 6675 Mirah Road, Saanichton, BC, Canada V8M 1Z4Phone: 250-652-4033
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OframTerminalia superb 550
General purpose light coloured interior and veneer species
Rotary veneer, plywood, blockboard, interior joinery, panelling, moulding and trim, selected furniture
OtiePycnanthus angolensis 500
General purpose interior species
Interior utility joinery, trim, mouldings, selected furniture, rotary veneer, plywood, boxes
PapaoAzelia africana 825
Very stable, strong, durable, and attractive commercial species
High quality exterior and interior joinery, heavy construction, flooring, decking, selected furniture, boat work, doors
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, General Construction.
Ghana Hardwoods FOUND IN VOLTA LAKE
Triton Logging Inc. 6675 Mirah Road, Saanichton, BC, Canada V8M 1Z4Phone: 250-652-4033
| Fax: 250-483-1955 | www.tritonlogging.com
WalnutLovoa 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
Watapuo Sterculia spp. 750Fairly soft; medium density
Boxes, crates, carvings, light construction, furniture, cabinetry
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.
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