Wood inspector

Family: Leguminosae

Common names: Daniellia, Ila evin, Pau incenso, Sandan, Sanya

Distributed in: Gabon, Nigeria, Senegal, Sudan, Uganda, Zaire (Africa)

Distribution overview: Grows in the moister savannah forests from Senegal to Sudan, Uganda and Zaire in West Africa. It is especially abundant in the moist savannah regions in Nigeria.

Common uses: Balusters, Building construction, Building materials, Construction, Core Stock, Decorative plywood, Decorative veneer, Domestic flooring, Excelsior, Factory flooring, Figured veneer, Flooring, Interior construction, Interior trim, Joinery, Light construction, Millwork, Moldings, Parquet flooring, Particleboard, Plain veneer, Plywood, Stairworks, Stringers, Structural plywood, Sub-flooring, Trimming, Turnery, Utility plywood, Veneer, Wainscotting

Environment profile: Status has not been officially assessed

Tree size: Trunk diameter is 150-200 cm

Colors: the heart isRed, Reddish brownand the sapwoodWhite to yellow, Yellow.The grain isInterlocked, the textureMediumand the lusterMedium

Natural durability: Susceptible to insect attack, Very durable

Odor: Has a pleasant odor

Drying Defects: Checking, Splitting

Ease of Drying: Fairly Easy

Comments: SplittingThe wood has a tendency to split during nailing and screwing

Cutting Resistance: Moderate to saw

Gluing: Glues well

Nailing: Fairly Easy to Very Easy, Tends to split during nailing

Planing: Very Good to Excellent

Resistance to Impregnation: Sapwood is permeable

Response to hand tools: Fairly Difficult to Difficult to Work

Screwing: Tendency to split on screwing ; Turning: Good results

Painting: Poor to Very Poor; Polishing: Good; Varnishing: Poor to Very Poor;