Ocoumé

Type: Hardwood
Family: Burseraceae
Origin: West-Africa
Colour: Ocoumé varies from pale grey-pink to reddish brown
Characteristics: Ocoumé is a warm, red wood type with a rather uniform composition
Structure: Plexwood - Ocoumé is composed of

end grain wood and wood with the grain, glued cross-wise
Strength and dimension stability: Because of the use of cross-glued veneers the surface of the wood is generally stronger than solid wood of the same dimension and weight, and moreover, the dime

nsion stability is also higher
Hardness: Janka hardness scale rating for Plexwood - Ocoumé is 3606 N (measured by the SHR RC 2115, according to ISO 3350, 1975 08 01)