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Okoume

Aucoumea klaineana

  • Primary hardwood
Okoumé is a light salmon-pink hardwood that peels exceptionally well and is the world's principal plywood species, including the marine plywood used in boat building. It is lightweight, easy to work and finishes smoothly, but it is not naturally durable and contains silica that dulls tools. In Cameroon it occurs mainly in the coastal and southern forests bordering Gabon and Equatorial Guinea.
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Classification

Commercial category
Primary / Principal Hardwood
Botanical family
Burseraceae
Density (air-dry)
350–500 kg/m³
Durability class
Class 4–5 (Slightly to Not Durable)
Janka hardness
1,900 N
Trade names
Okoumé, Gaboon, Gabon mahogany, Angouma
Local names
Angouma, Okoumé
Regions harvested
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 wavy
Colour
Salmon pink to light pinkish brown
Texture
Medium and even
Working
Silica present — carbide tooling advised

Typical uses

  • Plywood and marine plywood
  • Rotary veneer
  • Light joinery and furniture parts
  • Boat hulls and decks
  • Packaging

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