{"id":2716,"date":"2019-11-08T21:01:15","date_gmt":"2019-11-09T02:01:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.woodturningpens.com\/?p=2716"},"modified":"2019-11-08T21:01:15","modified_gmt":"2019-11-09T02:01:15","slug":"afromosia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.woodturningpens.com\/afromosia\/","title":{"rendered":"Afromosia"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
The wood commonly known as Afromosia (Afrormosia and African Teak are synonyms) is known to botanists as Pericopsis elata<\/em>. P. elata <\/em>is native to moist, semi-deciduous forests in Cameroon, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Ghana, and Nigeria.<\/p>\n For the sake of simplicity I will refer to P. elata<\/em> from here forward simply as Afromosia<\/p>\n The heartwood or Afromosia is typically a striped yellowish brown. On occasion the heartwood may have reddish or olive hues present. As is often true of colorful exotic hardwoods, this color will darken with age. Ultraviolet blocking finishes can help delay, but not entirely prevent this effect. The narrow sapwood, when present, is pale yellow and clearly demarcated.<\/p>\nGeneral Characteristics<\/strong><\/h2>\n