Wood inspector

Family: Caesalpiniaceae

Common names: Abogo, Doka, Kosau, Vuba

Distributed in: Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Ghana, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Sudan, Togo, Uganda, Zaire (Africa)

Distribution overview: From Guinea to Uganda, Sudan and northern Zaire. Does not occur south of the Equator. It grows in the savannah forests within its range and is locally very abundant. The species occurs often in groups and regenerates profusely in the west Nile region.

Common uses: Balusters, Barge fenders, Boxes and crates, Building construction, Building materials, Casks, Chairs, Chests, Concealed parts (Furniture), Construction, Core Stock, Crossties, Desks, Dining-room furniture, Docks, Dockwork, Domestic flooring, Dowell pins, Dowells, Drawer sides, Excelsior, Fine furniture, Floor lamps, Flooring, Furniture , Furniture components, Furniture squares or stock, Harbor work, Hatracks, Interior construction, Joinery, Kitchen cabinets, Light construction, Living-room suites, Marine construction, Moldings, Naval architecture, Office furniture, Packing cases, Pulpwood, Railroad ties, Shipbuilding

Environment profile: Generally secure within most of its natural habitat, but note exceptions.

Tree size: Trunk diameter is 100-150 cm

Colors: the heart isRed, Redand the sapwoodWhite, Yellow.The grain isIrregular or uneven grain occasionally, the textureMediumand the lusterMedium

Natural durability: Susceptible to insect attack, Very durable

Odor: No specific smell or taste

Kiln Drying Rate: Very slow

Drying Defects: Distortion, Splitting

Ease of Drying: Slowly

Blunting Effect: High to severe

Boring: Fairly difficult to very difficult

Carving: Fair carving qualities

Cutting Resistance: Moderate to saw

Mortising: Mortises fairly well

Moulding: Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult

Movement in Service: Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult

Nailing: Tends to split during nailing, Very Good to Excellent

Planing: Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult The wood works fairly well with machine tools, but fibers tend to tear in planing

Resistance to Impregnation: Sapwood is moderately resistant

Response to hand tools: Responds fairly well to hand tools

Routing recessing: Routing and recessing operations are fairly easy

Sanding: Good sanding qualities Surfaces with torn grain caused by planing can be cleaned smoothly by sanding

Veneering qualities: Unsuitable for veneer production

Steam bending: Fair to Good Results

Screwing: Poor screwing properties ; Turning: Poor to Very Poor Results

Polishing: Fair to Good; Staining: Fair to Good;