Iroko (Chlorophora excelsa) Kiln Dried Woodturning Blanks

Product Description

Heartwood is usually a yellow to golden or medium brown, with color tending to darken over time. Pale yellow sapwood is clearly demarcated from the heartwood.

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Reviews
Workability
Timber Sizing Guidelines

Customer Reviews

By davewillhotmailcouk on 11th January 2022

"hard wood from Africa - sometimes known as sneeze wood. "

By CharliePayne on 9th September 2021

"Once again friendly, helpful, informative and efficient."

By GordonStevenson on 16th February 2021

"I am only going to rate one product. The service delivery etc was excellent, however there was only one piece of the 7 I ordered had an identification sticker on it. It would be good to know what type of wood is what."

By RoyceGoldsmith on 25th November 2019

"Nice piece of wood, made a bowl which am very pleased with."

By AFshin on 16th January 2017

"very professional and kind people to buy from, Iroko was in better condition and quality than i expected I will definitely buy again."

Workability

Workability: Generally easy to work, with the exception of its interlocked grain, which may cause some tearout during surfacing operations. Also, deposits of calcium carbonate are sometimes present, which can have a significant dulling effect on cutters. Iroko glues and finishes well.

Timber Sizing Guidelines

Please note the sizes displayed are approx. Due to timber coming from all over the world starting thicknesses vary up to 1/4 Inch depending on the origin. We use the umbrella guides of 1inch,1.5, 2, 3 & 4inch, but please be aware that all planks are planed one face to highlight the grain and to allow us to see faults which can result in under thickness. This can result in planks being under the thickness depending on the starting thickness. For example, Oak 2 inch is normally 2.1/8th before we plane which allows 2 inch thickness after we plane and 2x2 spindles or blanks. Native Ash is often 17/8th to 2 inch after drying and before we plane. This can plane to 1.75 inch and result in 1.75 inch x2 inch spindles. Whilst we always try and maintain the thickest board possible, sometimes it can be under-size. If you require a finished size of 2x2 we recommend purchasing a larger blank such as 3x3 & machining this back yourself. If you require sawn spindles or blanks please state in the comments section of the order and we can cut to order in our sawmill. Please note this service can take up to 10 working days.