You get seated outside and enjoy having a nice salad in the sun. You sit down at the stool in your hallway to tie your shoes and walk to your favourite downtown café. The weather is nice, so you decide to head out for a walk. You have a seat at your desk, open up your computer and do your best to be productive.Īfter a couple of hours of work, it’s time for lunch. Once you’re finished, it’s time to get some work done. You sit by your kitchen table, maybe looking out of your window with a cup of coffee and a newspaper. You get out of bed, hungry, and it’s time for breakfast. We’ve got you covered, so you can sit back and relax. But whichever type or style of chair you need – you’re sure to find it in our wide range. And it’s also why you need different chairs for different situations. That’s why chairs are some of the most important pieces of furniture in our homes. Scans/Pictures: A special thanks to Steve Earis for providing the turned photo of this wood species.Being productive in front of your computer? Having a meal? Kicking back and reading a book? A lot of situations involve us sitting down. However, the wood is much more frequently used for its bold and unique striping. Other uses include: tool handles, furniture, boatbuilding, and skis.Ĭomments: Sometimes called Zebrano, the wood is strong and stiff, with a fairly high density. (A closely-related, lesser-used species in Cameroon, Microberlinia bisulcata, is also listed as critically endangered.)Ĭommon Uses: Zebrawood is frequently quartersawn and used as veneer. It is listed as vulnerable due to a population reduction of over 20% in the past three generations, caused by a decline in its natural range. Sustainability: This wood species is not listed in the CITES Appendices, but is on the IUCN Red List. Pricing/Availability: Zebrawood tends to be fairly expensive, though usually not as prohibitively expensive as other exotics such as Ebony or Rosewood. See the articles Wood Allergies and Toxicity and Wood Dust Safety for more information.
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Usually most common reactions simply include eye and skin irritation. Odor:Has a characteristic, unpleasant smell when being worked.Īllergies/Toxicity: Although severe reactions are quite uncommon, Zebrawood has been reported as a sensitizer. Zebrawood glues and finishes well, though a transparent pore filler may be necessary for the large open pores which occur on both dark and light surfaces.
Workability: The wood saws well, but can be very difficult to plane or surface due to the prevalence of interlocking grain. Rot Resistance:Heartwood is rated as durable and is also resistant to insect damage. Grain is usually wavy or interlocked.Įndgrain: Diffuse-porous large to very large pores in no specific arrangement, few to very few solitary and radial multiples of 2-3 heartwood deposits (brown) occasionally present narrow rays not visible without lens, normal to close spacing parenchyma diffuse-in-aggregates, unilateral, vasicentric, winged, lozenge, and confluent, and banded (marginal). Grain/Texture:Has a fairly coarse texture and open pores. Depending on whether the wood is flatsawn or quartersawn, the stripes can be either chaotic and wavy (flatsawn), or somewhat uniform (quartersawn). Shrinkage: Radial: 7.6%, Tangential: 10.8%, Volumetric: 17.8%, T/R Ratio: 1.4Ĭolor/Appearance: Heartwood is a light brown or cream color with dark blackish brown streaks vaguely resembling a zebra’s stripes. Scientific Name:Microberlinia brazzavillensis Zebrawood (Microberlinia brazzavillensis)
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