Enjoy using an TROPICALWOOD from ISMAWOOD!

Tropical Woods typically refer to woods originating from Africa and South America. We primarily import African-origin woods in the following forms: logs, sawn or semi-sawn, KD (kiln-dried) or AD (air-dried), short and long. These woods have a wide range of uses due to their different weights (See the technical data sheets of the Wood Species). Available thicknesses range from 45 mm, 50 mm, to 80 mm, and other thicknesses are available upon request.

ISMAWOOD maintains a significant permanent stock of exotic woods, offering you a wide range while ensuring the highest quality.

Bois-Exotique

Characteristics:

  • Wood Species: Mahogany, Dabema, Dibetou, Iroko, Kosipo, Sapelli, Sipo, Tiama.
  • Origin: Africa
  • Usage: Suitable for all internal and external woodworking, cabinet making, paneling, light framing, exterior cladding, veneer slicing, shipbuilding, and plywood.

Acajou (Mahogany)

acajou
  • Origin: West Africa and Central Africa
  • Color: Pink to light brown-red
  • Density: 650-750 kg/m3 when green
  • Texture: Fine
  • Grain: Medium

Dabema

DABEMA
  • Origin: Africa
  • Color: Light brown to golden brown
  • Density: 780-850 kg/m3 when green
  • Texture: Fine
  • Grain: Coarse

Dibetou

DIBETOU
  • Origin: Gabon, Central African Republic (CAR)
  • Color: Grayish brown to yellowish brown
  • Density: 900-1100 kg/m3 when green
  • Texture: Fine.
  • Grain: Fine to medium

Iroko

IROKO
  • Origin: Cameroon, Ghana
  • Color: Yellowish brown to dark brown
  • Density: 1000-1100 kg/m3 when green
  • Texture: Fine
  • Grain: Medium to coarse

Kosipo

KOSSIPO
  • Origin: Central African Republic (CAR)
  • Color: Brown to dark purplish brown
  • Density: 850-950 kg/m3 when green
  • Texture: Fine
  • Grain: Medium to coarse

Sapelli

SAPELLI
  • Origin: Central African Republic (CAR)
  • Color: Reddish brown to violet brown
  • Density: 850-950 kg/m3 when green .
  • Texture: Fine, with a layered structure of rays
  • Grain: Fine to Medium

Sipo

SIPO
  • Origin: Central African Republic (CAR)
  • Color: Reddish brown with a hint of violet
  • Density: 850-950 kg/m3 when green
  • . Texture: Medium
  • Grain: : Fine to medium

Tiama

TIAMA
  • Origin: Central African Republic (CAR)
  • Color: Reddish brown, slightly darkening with exposure to light
  • Density: 800-900 kg/m3 when green
  • Texture: Fine
  • Grain: Medium to coarse