The outer wood is gray. Depending on the type of inner wood varies from yellow to red brown. The color at the moment of cropping darkens with the effect of the air and becomes somewhat darker in time. It is a tightly structured, less flexible tree. Sapele wood is easy and clean processed. It has less draws and less cracks. It’s plenty of grain. That’s why it’s one of the best painted trees. Well varnished. It shows great resistance even in changing weather conditions. Good drying quality. Insects and microorganisms cannot be easily damaged. It gives successful results in carving and turning. Its specific gravity is approximately 0.50-0.60 g / cm 3.

It is a tree with superior qualities that can be used for many different purposes. In interior and exterior parts of buildings, parquet, staircase construction. It has a wide usage area as massive and covering in all modern and classical furniture, in ships, musical instruments, turning, carved and inlay works.
100% Natural.
Robust and decorative.
Long Life.

COMMERCIAL NAMES: Sapelli, Chapel, Chapel

ORIGIN: ORIGIN: West, Central and East Africa

FAMILY: Meliaceae, Entandrophragma cylindiricum

GENERAL FEATURES:

Tree height: 35 – 45 m.

Body Length: 15 – 25 m.

Body Diameter: 0.7 -1.2 -1.7 m.

Shape of Tree: Cylindrical

Shell: Outer shell flat brown, inner shell reddish aromatic

Color: Reddish bright color

Texture: Milling fine milling cutter

Smell: Special smell, similar to cedar