COMMON NAMES: \Zebrawood, zebrano
SPECIFIC GRAVITY:
0.74
DENSITY:
46 lbs./cu.ft.
TANGENTIAL MOVEMENT:
11.50%
RADIAL MOVEMENT:
6.80%
VOLUMETRIC SHRINKAGE:
16.50%
DURABILITY:
Good
SOURCE:
British West Africa, Gaboon and the Cameroons
DESCRIPTION:
Highly decorative, light gold color, with narrow streaks of dark brown to black, visible by quartering. Heavy and hard, it can be polished to a high luster, but it is rather coarse in texture. Zebrawood has a rather unpleasant odor when working it.