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Boire

Detarium macrocarpum, Detarium senegalense
Also known as |
Amouk|Bodo|Bodowood
Boire Lumber @ Rare Woods USA

Boire is known throughout Africa to be a tough, durable wood, despite it’s 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.

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.

Not listed in the CITES Appendices, but is classified as “Vulnerable” on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.

Why We Love This Wood

Beautiful grains and colors in well priced import.

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    Main Color GroupReddish
    Grain Pattern Pronounced
    Avg Dry Weight - LB/BF3.8
    Avg Dry Weight - KG/M3730
    Janka Hardness - LBF1600
    Janka Hardness - N7300
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    BOIRE1227_1
    BOIRE1227
    0.88"
    x 9.5" x
    48.25"
    | Grade: AB
    Skip planed. Cracks. Small edge defects.

    $66.73 $53.38

    BOIRE1226_1
    BOIRE1226
    0.94"
    x 9.5" x
    48.19"
    | Grade: AB
    Skip planed. Checks. Edge defects.

    $67.23 $53.78

    BOIRE1225_1
    BOIRE1225
    0.94"
    x 8.5" x
    48.25"
    | Grade: A
    Clean.

    $66.44 $53.15

    BOIRE1224_1
    BOIRE1224
    0.94"
    x 8.5" x
    48.25"
    | Grade: A
    Checks.

    $66.44 $53.15

    BOIRE1223_1
    BOIRE1223
    0.94"
    x 7.69" x
    48.5"
    | Grade: AB
    Check. Small bark inclusions.

    $54.24 $43.39

    BOIRE1222_1
    BOIRE1222
    0.94"
    x 7.63" x
    48.25"
    | Grade: AB
    Checks. Crack. Edge defect.

    $53.66 $42.93

    BOIRE1221_1
    BOIRE1221
    0.94"
    x 9.5" x
    48"
    | Grade: AB
    Cracks. Edge defects.

    $66.37 $53.10

    BOIRE1220_1
    BOIRE1220
    0.88"
    x 9.56" x
    48.5"
    | Grade: AB
    Checks. Edge defects.

    $67.92 $54.34

    BOIRE1219_1
    BOIRE1219
    0.94"
    x 6.56" x
    48.38"
    | Grade: AB
    Small knots. Edge defect.

    $45.95 $36.76

    BOIRE1218_1
    BOIRE1218
    0.94"
    x 6.56" x
    48.44"
    | Grade: AB
    Checks. Bark inclusions. Edge defects. Checks.

    $47.06 $37.65

    BOIRE1216_1
    BOIRE1216
    0.94"
    x 9.56" x
    41.75"
    | Grade: AB
    Small bark inclusions.

    $51.97 $41.58

    BOIRE1215_1
    BOIRE1215
    0.94"
    x 5.88" x
    48.25"
    | Grade: AB
    Small bark inclusions. Checks. Edge defects.

    $40.92 $32.74

    BOIRE1214_1
    BOIRE1214
    0.94"
    x 5.31" x
    48.31"
    | Grade: B
    Cracks. Checks.

    $35.67 $28.54

    BOIRE1213_1
    BOIRE1213
    0.94"
    x 5.88" x
    48.25"
    | Grade: AB
    Slightly skip planed. Small bark inclusions.

    $41.67 $33.34

    BOIRE1212_1
    BOIRE1212
    0.94"
    x 5.31" x
    48.38"
    | Grade: B
    Bark inclusions. Edge defects. Cracks. Surface defects. Checks.

    $36.57 $29.26

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      Boire
      BOIRE1223
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      $54.24 $43.39
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      BOIRE1213_1
      Boire
      BOIRE1213
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      $41.67 $33.34
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      BOIRE1226_1
      Boire
      BOIRE1226
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      $67.23 $53.78
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      BOIRE1218_1
      Boire
      BOIRE1218
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      $47.06 $37.65
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      Boire
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      $67.92 $54.34
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