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Boire Wood Floors~ An Imported Exotic Wood Flooring Species from Africa 

Boire Wood Flooring

An Exotic Imported Wood Floor from Africa

Boire Wood Flooring

 

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Country origin: Africa

Other Names and Species:
African Walnut, Bibolo, Eyan, Lovoa,
Appearance: The sapwood of boire is pale brown while the heartwood is bronze in color with dark streaks. The species has an interlocked grain and is fine and uniform in texture.
Properties: Boire wood floors is moderately durable with regards to decay. The wood remains smooth under friction and is reported to have a slight odor similar too cedar. Boire dries easily yet sometimes yields distortion in the graining from the process.
Workability: Boire wood floors cuts rather cleanly and easily. Boire is easily nailed yet is known to occasionally split in the process. This species sands easily and takes a satisfactory stain.
Principal Uses: Boire's uses include wood flooring, furniture, and general construction.

Botanical name: 
Lovoa trichiliodes
Hardness: 940 as compared to: Red oak- 1260 & N maple- 1450(Janka chart)

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