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Frake
Terminalia superba
- Primary hardwood
Fraké, sold as Limba or Afara, is a pale straw-coloured, lightweight hardwood that machines and peels very cleanly. Logs with a dark heart streak are marketed as "black limba" and used decoratively, notably for guitar bodies. It is easy to dry and work but is not durable and needs protection outdoors. Used heavily for plywood, joinery and furniture components.
Classification
- Commercial category
- Primary / Principal Hardwood
- Botanical family
- Combretaceae
- Density (air-dry)
- 450–580 kg/m³
- Durability class
- Class 4–5 (Slightly to Not Durable)
- Janka hardness
- 2,700 N
- Trade names
- Limba, Afara, White limba, Korina
- Local names
- Fraké, Akom
- Regions harvested
- East, Centre, South, Littoral
Commercial category is a market grouping used in the timber trade. It is not a regulatory or legal classification.
Properties
- Grain
- Straight to slightly interlocked
- Colour
- Pale straw, sometimes with dark heart streaks
- Texture
- Medium to coarse
- Working
- Very easy to machine and peel
Typical uses
- Plywood and veneer
- Interior joinery and mouldings
- Furniture components
- Musical instrument bodies
- Packaging
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