Kosipo
Botanical Name
Entandrophragma candollei
Other Names
Heavy sapelewood, Omu, Pepedom
Origin
Central Africa
Sapwood Colour
Pale or gray
Heartwood Colour
Dark mahogany or red-brown
Grain
Straight and interlocked
Texture
MMedium coarse and even
Common Uses
Outdoor and indoor joinery, furniture, doors, frames, flooring, boat-building, veneer
Physical Properties at MC 12%
| Density | kg/m3 | 750 |
| Specific gravity | – | 0.68 |
| Hardness | N | 5200 |
| Bending Strength | N/mm2 | 116.2 |
| Stiffness | N/mm2 | 9800 |
| Radial shrinkage | % | 4 |
| Tangential shrinkage | % | 7 |
Working Properties
| Stability | xxx | Bending | x |
| Machining | xx | Screwing | xxxx |
| Gluing | xxx | Painting | xxxx |
| Sanding | xxx | Staining | xxxx |
xxxx = excellent
xxx = good
xx = fair
x = not good