Family : FABACEAE-CAESALPINIOIDEAE (angiosperme)
Scientific name(s) : Gilbertiodendron dewevrei, Gilbertiodendron preussii, Gilbertiodendron brachystegioides, Macrolobium dewevrei

Description of the log 

• Diameter : de 60 à 100 cm
• Thickness of sapwood : de 5 à 10 cm
• Buoyancy : non flottable

Physical properties

• Density : 0.81
• Monnin hardness : 5.1
• Coeff. Voluminal withdrawal : 0.62%
• Total tangential withdrawal : 9.1%
• Total radial withdrawal : 4.7%
• Not saturation of fibres : 28%

Uses

• Heavy frame
• Interior wood finishing and external
• Fund of vehicle or container
• Naval construction (bordered and bridge)
• Skirting
• Parquet floor (heavy or industrial)
• Staircases (inside)
• Coating external
• Framework