Exotic Wood iroko

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IROKO

Chlorophora excelsa
Chlorophora regia
Milicia excelsa

my samples:

iroko exposure series --- both sides are raw and half has been covered and the rest exposed to light. The first pic is the raw baseline and the 2nd pic shows the exposure after one month. To see the complete series, click here: iroko exposure series As you can see just from these two shots, iroko darkens with age. Because of the yellow tint, there is some inconsistency in the color due to lighting and color correction, not the exposure, but the effects of exposure are quite clear.

veneer, all with accurate color

NOT a raw wood color
flooring sample of iroko (also listed as kambala) --- it has been finished with a hard, shiny finishing agent

the piece directly above, after I sanded off the finish --- this was a very thin plywood layer, so I can't get an end grain shot

NOT a raw wood color

NOT a raw wood color
two flooring samples that have been finished with a hard, shiny, finishing agent that has deepened and enriched the color

the same two pieces as above but with the finish sanded off

sample piece and end grain

end grain closeup of the sample piece directly above

plank --- for a smaller plank cut off the same large plank as this one was, see directly below

plank and end grain

end grain closeup of the piece directly above

two sides of the same plank of mottled iroko cut in half and with one end flipped showing that one side shows a patina and the other is the raw wood (probably was up against another plank and not exposed to light or air)

closeup of the two plank sections directly above

angled face grain shot of the plank above showing how the interlocked grain caused significant tearout by the planer

both sides of a small plank cut from the larger one above --- the yellow/green face has been sanded down but I left the patina untouched on the other side.