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Botanical Name | Lovoa trichilioides |
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Other Names | African Walnut, Congowood, Dibetou, Tigerwood, Uganda Walnut |
Main Color Group | Dark Brown |
Grain Pattern | Even |
Workability | Easy |
Avg Dry Weight - LB/FT3 | 34 |
Avg Dry Weight - KG/M3 | 540 |
Janka Hardness - LBF | 940 |
Janka Hardness - Newtons | 4180 |
African Walnut is derived from the Lovoa Trichilioides tree — a monoecious, evergreen that is indigenous to Central and Southern Africa’s tropical regions. Its heartwood color can vary anywhere from a golden brown to a reddish brown, often with darker streaks and/or portions. Over time, its color will darken to deeper brown tones. The sapwood is narrow, grey to beige in color, and clearly demarcated from the heartwood. Despite it not being a true walnut (of the Juglans genus), it shares many of the basic characteristics.
African Walnut’s grains are typically straight or slightly interlocked — yielding good working properties — with a fine to medium, consistent texture and a fine natural luster. Finding figured pieces is not uncommon. It turns, glues and finishes well. The wood is considered moderately durable.
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Sustainability: Not listed in the CITES Appendices, but is listed as “Vulnerable” on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
Common Uses: Furniture, cabinetry, joinery, veneer, decorative trim, plywood, paneling, ship building, fixtures, flooring, pianos, gunstocks, turnings, carvings, fuelwood and utility applications.
Comments: Despite its nickname, African Walnut is more closely related to mahoganies (being a member of the Meliaceae family) than true walnuts. When quartersawn, the wood can display a long, horizontal stripe figuring and chatoyance that is similar to Sapele.
In spite of its fairly cooperative working properties, sharp cutting tools and blades are recommended to avoid the tearout which can occur with pieces featuring a more interlocking grain pattern.
The wood is sometimes available in the US as precut flooring, although lumber is not too commonly found — due, in part, to being overly exploited in a significant portion of its natural range.
Image | Price | Grade | Dimensions | SKU | Buy | Description | hf:att:pa_grade |
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$58.59 | AB | 61.56 × 4.13 × 1.5 in | WALNAF1062 | | Chip on side | ab | |
$46.64 | A | 46.38 × 4 × 1.56 in | WALNAF1061 | | NIce board | a | |
$92.31 | A | 55.38 × 6.63 × 1.75 in | WALNAF1060 | | NIce board | a | |
$87.31 | A | 52.94 × 6.56 × 1.75 in | WALNAF1059 | | NIce board | a | |
$105.27 | A | 65.63 × 6.38 × 1.88 in | WALNAF1058 | | Small defect | a | |
$68.27 | A | 42.56 × 6.38 × 1.88 in | WALNAF1057 | | NIce board | a | |
$67.42 | A | 53.63 × 5 × 2.06 in | WALNAF1056 |
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| Nice board | a | |
$65.54 | A | 54.88 × 4.75 × 2.06 in | WALNAF1055 | | Nice board | a | |
$36.31 | A | 47.44 × 9.134 × 1.94 in | WALNAF1054 |
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| NIce board | a | |
$14.93 | A | 33.94 × 5.25 × 1 in | WALNAF1053 |
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| NIce board | a | |
$14.52 | A | 33 × 5.25 × 1 in | WALNAF1052 |
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| Nice board | a | |
$22.15 | A | 48.06 × 5.5 × 1 in | WALNAF1051 |
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| NIce board | a | |
$19.22 | A | 42.63 × 5.38 × 1 in | WALNAF1050 |
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| Nice board | a | |
$43.91 | A | 42.56 × 12.31 × 1 in | WALNAF1049 | | Check at corner | a | |
$38.33 | A | 36.94 × 12.38 × 1 in | WALNAF1048 | | Small check | a | |
$38.30 | AB | 40.5 × 12.31 × 1 in | WALNAF1047 |
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| Cracked on corner | ab | |
$8.83 | A | 20.06 × 5.25 × 1 in | WALNAF1046 |
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| Nice board | a | |
$13.59 | A | 30.88 × 5.25 × 1.06 in | WALNAF1045 |
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| Nice board | a | |
$21.09 | A | 47.94 × 5.25 × 1.06 in | WALNAF1044 |
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| NIce board | a | |
$16.33 | A | 35.81 × 5.44 × 1.06 in | WALNAF1043 |
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| Nice board | a | |
$16.16 | A | 36.31 × 5.31 × 1.06 in | WALNAF1042 |
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| Nice board | a | |
$27.59 | A | 36.06 × 9.13 × 1.06 in | WALNAF1041 | | NIce board | a | |
$32.76 | A | 42.81 × 9.13 × 1.06 in | WALNAF1040 | | Nice board | a | |
$26.06 | B | 41.19 × 9.06 × 1.06 in | WALNAF1039 | | Checks | b | |
$45.40 | A | 55 × 7.88 × 1 in | WALNAF1038 |
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| (1) Worm hole, Nice board | a | |
$53.66 | A | 65 × 7.88 × 1 in | WALNAF1037 |
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| (1) Check | a | |
$33.57 | A | 54.5 × 5.88 × 1 in | WALNAF1036 |
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| Nice Board | a | |
$40.88 | A | 65.69 × 5.94 × 1 in | WALNAF1035 |
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| Small Knot | a | |
$40.59 | A | 52.5 × 7.38 × 1 in | WALNAF1034 |
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| Nice Board | a | |
$52.23 | A | 67.56 × 7.38 × 1 in | WALNAF1033 | | (2) Small worm holes | a | |
$29.42 | AB | 38.88 × 7.88 × 1 in | WALNAF1032 |
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| Checks | ab | |
$38.55 | AB | 49.38 × 8.13 × 1.06 in | WALNAF1031 |
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| Small Knot | ab | |
$70.29 | A | 55.25 × 5.06 × 1.94 in | WALNAF1030 | | Nice Board | a | |
$67.82 | A | 53.31 × 5.06 × 1.94 in | WALNAF1029 |
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| Nice Board | a | |
$71.89 | AB | 58.88 × 6.5 × 1.63 in | WALNAF1028 | | Checks | ab | |
$71.92 | A | 61.69 × 5.69 × 1.63 in | WALNAF1027 | | Nice Board | a | |
$57.13 | A | 51.88 × 4.38 × 1.44 in | WALNAF1026 | | Nice Board | a | |
$44.14 | AB | 44.44 × 4.31 × 1.94 in | WALNAF1025 | | Checks, Multiple worm holes | ab | |
$74.07 | A | 49.88 × 5.25 × 2.06 in | WALNAF1024 | | (1) Crack, (1) Check | a | |
$71.93 | A | 46.75 × 5.44 × 2.06 in | WALNAF1023 | | Wane on side | a | |
$223.00 – $261.00 | SEL+ | 1 × 1 × 1 in | PROJWALNAFR1001 | 20 BD.FT African Walnut 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 | ||
$57.80 | AB | 55 × 4.56 × 2 in | WALNAF1022 |
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| Light checks. | ab | |
$47.86 | A | 41.75 × 4.56 × 2 in | WALNAF1021 |
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| Clear. | a | |
$35.95 | AB | 50 × 4 × 1.56 in | WALNAF1020 | | Light check. | ab | |
$22.38 | AB | 31.13 × 4 × 1.56 in | WALNAF1019 |
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| Small check. | ab | |
$36.19 | AB | 50.69 × 4.13 × 1.5 in | WALNAF1018 |
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| Clear. | ab | |
$32.80 | AB | 47.44 × 4 × 1.5 in | WALNAF1017 |
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| Large check. | ab | |
$37.52 | A | 68.25 × 6.56 × 1 in | WALNAF1016 |
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| Clear. | a | |
$26.18 | AB | 51.94 × 6.56 × 1 in | WALNAF1015 |
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| Knot. | ab | |
$17.23 | A | 37.81 × 5.13 × 1.06 in | WALNAF1014 |
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| Clear two face. | a | |
$16.84 | AB | 39.38 × 5.25 × 1.06 in | WALNAF1013 |
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| Light checks. | ab | |
$19.22 | A | 42.75 × 5.06 × 1.06 in | WALNAF1012 |
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| Clear two face. | a | |
$22.04 | A | 47.25 × 5.25 × 1.06 in | WALNAF1011 |
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| Clear two face. | a | |
$41.90 | B | 80 × 7.5 × 1 in | WALNAF1010 | | Checks. Knots. | b | |
$23.89 | AB | 40.13 × 7.75 × 1 in | WALNAF1009 |
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| Small knot. | ab | |
$107.58 | AAA | 47.875 × 8.25 × 1.9 in | WALNAF1008 |
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| No visible defects. | aaa | |
$138.15 | AAA | 60.562 × 8.375 × 1.9 in | WALNAF1007 |
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| Slight planer skip. | aaa | |
$60.16 | AAA | 36.812 × 6 × 1.562 in | WALNAF1006 |
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| Clear no defects | aaa | |
$52.98 | AAA | 36.187 × 5.375 × 1.562 in | WALNAF1005 |
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| Clear two face. | aaa | |
$76.01 | AAA | 47.5 × 5.875 × 1.562 in | WALNAF1004 |
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| Small knick one edge. | aaa | |
$59.05 | AAA | 59.812 × 10.875 × 1 in | WALNAF1003 |
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| Clear two face. | aaa | |
$58.80 | AAA | 60.25 × 10.75 × 1 in | WALNAF1002 |
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| Clear two face. | aaa | |
$27.70 | A | 49.9 × 6.625 × 0.875 in | WALNAF1001 |
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| Small hole on one face. | a |
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