Best Selling African Timber
These are the African hardwoods our buyers order most often. Sapele, Iroko, Azobé (Ekki), Tali, Okoumé, Ayous, Padouk and African Mahogany make up the bulk of container shipments from Cameroon, Gabon and the Congo Basin to furniture factories, flooring producers, plywood mills and construction contractors worldwide.Every species is ethically harvested from permitted Central African concessions, graded at the sawmill, moisture-checked and shipped with full export documentation, including CITES permits where required. Choose a species below to view technical specifications, sizes and grades, or request a quote for a mixed container.
These are the African hardwoods our buyers order most often. Sapele, Iroko, Azobé (Ekki), Tali, Okoumé, Ayous, Padouk and African Mahogany make up the bulk of container shipments from Cameroon, Gabon and the Congo Basin to furniture factories, flooring producers, plywood mills and construction contractors worldwide.Every species is ethically harvested from permitted Central African concessions, graded at the sawmill, moisture-checked and shipped with full export documentation, including CITES permits where required. Choose a species below to view technical specifications, sizes and grades, or request a quote for a mixed container.
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Best sellerAfrican SapeleEntandrophragma cylindricum- Density
- 640–670 kg/m³
- Janka
- 1,410 lbf
- Durability
- Moderately durable
Best sellerAfrican IrokoMilicia excelsa- Density
- 640–690 kg/m³
- Janka
- 1,260 lbf
- Durability
- Very durable
Best sellerAfrican OkoumeAucoumea klaineana- Density
- 430–450 kg/m³
- Janka
- 400 lbf
- Durability
- Non-durable
Best sellerAfrican AzobeLophira alata- Density
- 1,000–1,100 kg/m³
- Janka
- 3,350 lbf
- Durability
- Durable to very durable
Best sellerAfrican TaliErythrophleum ivorense- Density
- 900–930 kg/m³
- Janka
- Very hard
- Durability
- Very durable
Best sellerAfrican PadoukPterocarpus soyauxii- Density
- 720–750 kg/m³
- Janka
- 1,970 lbf
- Durability
- Very durable
Best sellerAfrican MahoganyKhaya ivorensis- Density
- 500–560 kg/m³
- Janka
- 1,070 lbf
- Durability
- Moderately durable
Best sellerAfrican WengeMillettia laurentii- Density
- 830–870 kg/m³
- Janka
- 1,930 lbf
- Durability
- Durable
Best sellerAfrican AyousTriplochiton scleroxylon- Density
- 340–400 kg/m³
- Janka
- 430 lbf
- Durability
- Non-durable
Best sellerAfrican BubingaGuibourtia demeusei- Density
- 830–890 kg/m³
- Janka
- 2,410 lbf
- Durability
- Durable to moderately durable
Best sellerAfrican Black EbonyDiospyros crassiflora- Density
- 1,040–1,070 kg/m³
- Janka
- 3,220 lbf
- Durability
- Very durable