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Planed Sapele board showing the grainEntandrophragma cylindricum
Tropical hardwood · Ribbon-striped

Sapele

Entandrophragma cylindricum

A rich reddish-brown mahogany-family hardwood famed for its lustrous ribbon-stripe figure on quartered surfaces — a staple of quality joinery, doors and furniture.

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Density
≈630 kg/m³
at 12% moisture
Durability
Class 2
Durable
Workability
Moderate
Watch interlocked grain
Movement
Medium
Quartered is steadier
Origin
West & Central Africa
Responsibly sourced
The material

The mahogany stripe.

Lustrous reddish-brown with the ribbon stripe that made mahogany famous; quarter it and the figure runs the whole length of the board.

Heartwood is medium to dark reddish-brown with a well- defined ribbon-stripe figure on quartered surfaces; wavy grain can produce an attractive mottle.

Quality furniture and cabinetmaking, joinery, shopfitting, office furniture, solid doors, boatbuilding, musical instruments, sports goods, countertops and flooring; extensively used as constructional veneer for plywood.

Solid sapele door showing its ribbon-stripe figure
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The m³ shown is the exact volume of the sizes you’ve entered. Your timber is cut for the best yield from the material we hold, so the volume we supply is normally a little over that figure — your quote confirms what we’ll supply.

No minimum order value, and delivery is free across our region. We prioritise by order value, so once your order is ready most go out within two working days, and smaller orders are typically with you inside seven. Machined and cut-to-order items carry their own lead time, confirmed on your quote.

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