Utile
Traditionally one of the better Class 1 hardwoods. A durable, hardwood of uniform red colour.
Reported to machine better than other African redwoods which makes up for the little extra it costs.
Many of our joinery customers have switched to Utile from Brazilian Mahogany.
Product Data
- Colour
- Sapwood - light brown. Heartwood - pink-brown to deep red-brown
- Durability
- durable
- Characteristics
- Grain - broadly interlocked. Texture - medium
- Uses
- Furniture, cabinet work, internal/external joinery, doors, windows, conservatories and construction. A class one hardwood
- Working Properties
- Satisfactory working and finishing properties
- Stock
- FAS square edged. Kiln dried. 1.8m and longer (ave 2.7m). Ave 225mm wide. 16mm to 100mm thickness. Log sawn, air dried. 'A' quality. 16mm to 75mm thickness
- Latin Name
