Anigre

anigre

Scientific Name: Pouteria spp.
Location: Africa
Dried Weight: 34lbs/ft3
Janka Hardness: 990lbf
Crushing Strength: 6,920lbf /in2

 

Anigre has a heartwood with a light yellowish-brown color, which tends to darken to a more golden brown with age. The sapwood is pale and not well defined. Anigre has a medium uniform texture with a straight to interlocked grain and a good natural lustre. The end grain is diffuse-porous. Anigre is rated as non-durable to perishable in regards to decay. It is a fair wood to work with even though it has a blunting effect on cutters.