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Botanical Name | Detarium macrocarpum, Detarium senegalense |
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Other Names | Amouk, Bodo, Bodowood |
Main Color Group | Reddish |
Grain Pattern | Pronounced |
Workability | Easy |
Avg Dry Weight - LB/FT3 | 45 |
Avg Dry Weight - KG/M3 | 730 |
Janka Hardness - LBF | 1600 |
Janka Hardness - Newtons | 7300 |
Boire is known throughout Africa to be a tough, durable wood, despite a Maple-like density. It is reputed to remain smooth under friction, which makes it ideally suited for its primary use in flooring. The sapwood of Boire is pale brown in color; its heartwood is typically medium brown to bronze, with dark streaks (and sometimes other hues, such as oranges and yellows, intermingled). The species has interlocked grain, and fine and uniform in texture. Other than the tear-out commonly associated with interlocking grains, the wood has good working properties.
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Sustainability: Not listed in the CITES Appendices, but is classified as “Vulnerable” on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
Common Uses: Flooring, furniture, cabinets, joinery, veneer, gunstocks and general construction.
Comments: This is not an exotic wood which has a boatload of information available with regard to it. Most all of the major US flooring websites that offer this wood share the exact same descriptions and specs, obviously copied one from another. In it, they list its Janka Hardness rating as 940 lbf. Conversely, Ken Goldstein’s 2009 “Janka Hardness Test For Hardwoods” (http://ejmas.com/tin/2009tin/tinart_goldstein_0904.html) shows Boire having measured at 1326 lbf. Perhaps its density varies greatly, as the latter figure (1326) represents more than a 40% increase over the figure commonly given by US flooring industry sources.
Image | Price | Grade | Dimensions | SKU | Buy | Description | hf:att:pa_grade |
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$83.28 | A | 53.81 × 12.19 × 1 in | BOIRE1036 |
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| Beautiful figure. | a | |
$78.76 | A | 51.44 × 12.06 × 1 in | BOIRE1035 |
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| Small check on end. | a | |
$50.17 | AB | 44 × 9.88 × 0.94 in | BOIRE1034 |
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| Small knots. | ab | |
$45.19 | AB | 39.63 × 9.88 × 0.94 in | BOIRE1033 |
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| Small knots. | ab | |
$39.34 | AB | 34.5 × 9.88 × 1 in | BOIRE1032 |
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| Checks. | ab | |
$31.74 | A | 50 × 5 × 0.94 in | BOIRE1031 |
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| Clear two face. | a | |
$29.44 | A | 46.38 × 5 × 0.94 in | BOIRE1030 |
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| Bark inclusion. | a | |
$26.15 | A | 49.88 × 4.13 × 1 in | BOIRE1029 |
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| Clear two face. | a | |
$24.25 | A | 46.25 × 4.13 × 1 in | BOIRE1028 |
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| Clear two face. | a | |
$35.29 | A | 50 × 5.56 × 1 in | BOIRE1027 |
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| Nice board. | a | |
$31.27 | AB | 48.13 × 5.63 × 1 in | BOIRE1026 |
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| Light checks. | ab | |
$25.55 | A | 35.75 × 5.63 × 1 in | BOIRE1025 |
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| Nice board. | a | |
$313.00 | SEL+ | 1 × 1 × 1 in | PROJBOIRE1001 | | 20 BD.FT Boire project pack Lengths: 48″-92″ (last piece might be shorter to balance bd.ft total) We S2S by default – surfaced thickness will be up to 1/4″ less than nominal thickness. Note: | sel | |
$87.42 | A | 56.5 × 12.187 × 0.937 in | BOIRE1024 |
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| Clear two face. | a | |
$79.10 | A | 51.125 × 12.187 × 0.937 in | BOIRE1023 |
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| Very nice board. | a | |
$33.33 | A | 60 × 4.375 × 0.937 in | BOIRE1022 |
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| Planer skip one face. | a | |
$20.78 | A | 36.375 × 4.5 × 0.937 in | BOIRE1021 |
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| Nice figure. | a | |
$30.12 | AB | 48 × 5.437 × 1 in | BOIRE1020 |
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| Slight bow in board. | ab | |
$30.28 | AB | 48.25 × 5.437 × 1 in | BOIRE1019 |
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| Slight bow in board. | ab | |
$34.80 | AB | 51.875 × 5.812 × 0.937 in | BOIRE1018 |
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| Small knots on both faces. | ab | |
$40.37 | AB | 60.187 × 5.812 × 0.937 in | BOIRE1017 | | Small knots on both faces. | ab | |
$42.77 | A | 48.125 × 7 × 1.062 in | BOIRE1016 |
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| Clear two face. | a | |
$41.72 | A | 47.625 × 6.9 × 1.062 in | BOIRE1015 |
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| Great figure. | a | |
$28.56 | A | 48 × 4.687 × 0.875 in | BOIRE1014 |
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| Slight planer skip. | a | |
$28.95 | A | 48 × 4.75 × 0.875 in | BOIRE1013 |
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| Clear two face. | a | |
$30.56 | A | 60.187 × 4 × 0.875 in | BOIRE1012 |
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| Great figure. | a | |
$18.09 | A | 35.625 × 4 × 0.875 in | BOIRE1011 |
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| Nice straight grain. | a | |
$23.29 | A | 48.125 × 3.812 × 0.875 in | BOIRE1010 |
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| Nice clear piece. | a | |
$64.27 | B | 63.875 × 9.687 × 1.062 in | BOIRE1009 | | End checks and cracks both ends. | b | |
$63.16 | A | 55.9 × 8.9 × 0.875 in | BOIRE1008 |
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| Slight surface feathering on one face. Small crack one edge one end. | a | |
$44.96 | A | 39.9 × 8.875 × 0.875 in | BOIRE1007 |
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| Crack on one end. | a | |
$53.59 | A | 47.9 × 8.812 × 0.875 in | BOIRE1006 |
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| Small knots on both faces. | a | |
$30.99 | AAA | 46.5 × 4.812 × 0.875 in | BOIRE1005 |
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| Beautiful board. Clear two face. | aaa | |
$33.26 | AAA | 49.9 × 4.812 × 0.875 in | BOIRE1004 |
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| Beautiful board. Clear two face. | aaa | |
$78.28 | AB | 59.625 × 11.375 × 0.875 in | BOIRE1003 |
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| Feathering one end. | ab | |
$52.27 | A | 36 × 11.437 × 0.875 in | BOIRE1002 |
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| Clear two face. | a | |
$63.58 | AB | 47.9 × 11.5 × 0.875 in | BOIRE1001 |
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| Knot on one face, some surface checking, and slight feathering on one end. | ab |
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