Description
- OTHER NAMES: Panga Panga wood
- APPEARANCE: Heartwood dark brown to almost black with alternate layers of light and dark tissue forming a decorative figure; sapwood yellowish white, clearly demarcated. Texture rather coarse; grain straight. But unlike most other woods, Wenge is reported to become lighter when exposed to light
- DENSITY: Janka scale hardness is 1,630 for dry material
- WEIGHT: 50 – 60 lbs. / cu. ft., or approximately 4.2 – 5 lbs. per board foot
- WORKABILITY: Sawing and machining somewhat difficult, rapid blunting of cutting edges occurs, turns well, difficult to glue if resinous
- DURABILITY: Heartwood is rated as very durable and resistant to termite attack.
- FINISHING: Finishes very smoothly, and takes a high polish
