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.