Wenge
Wenge: hardness, how it works, how much it moves, what it costs and what it is used for.
- Botanical name
- Millettia laurentii
- Type
- hardwood
- Region
- Africa
- Janka hardness (lbf)Side hardness as published by The Wood Database
- 1,930 lbf
- Colour
- very dark brown with black streaks
- Workability
- hard
- MovementHow much it shrinks and swells with humidity
- low
- Price band
- high
- Typical uses
- Accents, furniture, flooring
- Working notes
- Splintery and coarse; hard on tools; finishes to near black.
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