Sapele

The commercially important wood is reminiscent of mahogany, with a distinctive figure, typically applied where figure is important. It is sought after as flooring for its durability and beautiful graining. Among its more exotic uses is that in guitar manufacturing, in the top, back and sides of acoustic guitar bodies as well as the tops of electric guitar bodies, for example by well known guitar manufacturers such as Ibanez , Taylor , Martin , Larrivée and Esteve . Leading folk harp manufacturer Dusty Strings also makes very high-quality 26- and 36-string harps of sapele. Sapele is also used for the neck piece of ukuleles due to its pleasant aesthetic quality, by such manufacturers as the Hawaiian companies Kamaka and Koaloha. Late in the 90s, it started to be used as a board for Basque percussion instruments txalaparta on the strength of the livelier quality of the sound. It is also used by American car maker Cadillac for interior wood trim on its vehicles, with advertising for the Cadillac CTS highlighting

Sapele is also used for the neck piece of ukuleles due to its pleasant aesthetic quality, by such manufacturers as the Hawaiian companies Kamaka and Koaloha. Late in the 90s, it started to be used as a board for Basque percussion instruments txalaparta on the strength of the livelier quality of the sound. It is also used by American car maker Cadillac for interior wood trim on its vehicles, with advertising for the Cadillac CTS highlighting the phrase "Sapele wood accents. More

Sapele Tree, Congo Basin There are protected populations and felling restrictions in place in various countries. References - Search Wikimedia Commons Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Sapele 1. ^ Sapele. Niche Timbers. Accessed 20-08-2009. This entry is from Wikipedia, the leading user-contributed encyclopedia. More

* Adogbeji Salubi, "The Origins of Sapele Township", Journal of the Historical Society of Nigeria, Dec. 1960, pp. 115-135. Coordinates: 5°54?N 5°40?E? / ?5.9°N 5.667°E? / 5.9; 5. More

The Sapele lumber was delivered this past Friday...It traveled well with no damage... More