Joinery Doorsets

OBECHE

Obeche                                               

Commercial Names:  Obeche, Wawa.

Scientific name:  Triplochiton Scleroxylon.  

Family: Malvaceae.

Distribution:  West Africa.

General Description: A pale straw colour.  A lightweight strong timber with minimal knots.  Typically interlocked giving a striped appearance on quarter-cut timber.  Has a strong unpleasant odour when fresh but disappears after drying.      

Average Light Reflectance Value (LRV):  N/A