Dibetou Timber – Dibetou African Sawn Timber

Dibetou Timber – Dibetou African Sawn Timber

Dibetou Timber Bibolo – Dibetou Sawn Timber (KD) Available in all dimensions

Dibetou is a tropical hardwood native to Africa. It is a wood with moderate durability and resistance to rot. It is particularly popular for decorative veneers and wooden furniture. With good nailing and screwing properties, Dibetou also has good finishing properties, making it suitable for the production of interior paneling and light carpentry

• Color: Heartwood is bronze orange-brown with gum lines causing black streaks or lines. Grain is usually interlocked, but is sometimes straight.
• Sapwood: Clearly demarcated from heartwood
• Texture: Fine texture
• Grain: Interlocked
• Interlocked grain: Slight
• Moisture Content: AD+KD
• Weight: Approximately 540 kg/m3
• Raw density: 0.53 – 0.63 g/cm3

Dibetou Timber Source

Dibétou is available in the forests of Precious Woods, located in the Congo Basin of Gabon and Cameroon. The tree attains heights up to 45 m and diameters normally between 60 and 90 cm (sometimes 120 cm). The trunks are straight and cylindrical and have buttress root boards.

Dibetou Timber Appearance

Freshly sawn Dibétou has a yellowish brown to dark brown color, with a golden shade and sometimes with dark streaks (therefore called Tigerwood). The 30-70 mm thick sapwood is greyish white to light beige and is easy to distinguish. The wood structure is regular, but interlocked. The texture is fine.

Dibetou African Sawn Timber Processing properties

Despite the high density machining can be done easily. Sharp tools are needed to reach a smooth result. Pre-drilling is necessary. The gluing experiences for finger jointing in exterior use are good. It dries slowly with risks of cracking and deformation. Smaller dimensions give higher risk of deformation.

Dibetou Timber Application

Thanks to its walnut appearance, solid Dibétou is used for decorative interior applications, for example for furniture components, moldings and cabinetwork.