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Ayous timber grain

Ayous

Triplochiton scleroxylon

  • Primary hardwood
Ayous, traded internationally as Obeche, is Cameroon's highest-volume export timber. The wood is pale cream to straw-yellow, lightweight and remarkably dimensionally stable once dried, with a fine even texture and slightly interlocked grain. It machines and glues easily, which makes it the default choice for mouldings, joinery blanks and plywood core stock. Its heartwood is not naturally durable, so it is used almost exclusively in interior and protected applications.
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Classification

Commercial category
Primary / Principal Hardwood
Botanical family
Malvaceae
Density (air-dry)
320–450 kg/m³
Durability class
Class 5 (Not Durable)
Janka hardness
1,900 N
Trade names
Obeche, Wawa, Abachi, Samba, African whitewood
Local names
Ayous, Wawa
Regions harvested
East, Centre, South, Littoral, South-West

Commercial category is a market grouping used in the timber trade. It is not a regulatory or legal classification.

Properties

Grain
Slightly interlocked
Colour
Pale cream to straw yellow
Texture
Fine and even
Workability
Excellent — machines, glues and finishes easily

Typical uses

  • Mouldings and joinery
  • Plywood core and blockboard
  • Furniture components
  • Model making
  • Packaging and light carpentry

Verified exporters handling Ayous

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