Country
origin: Central
Africa
Description:
Wenge wood floors are a uniform dark chocolate
brown color that is used primarily for contrasting accent strips
or in those areas desiring such bold dark look. Wenge is offered
in selected straight grain for a very uniform look or in mixed
graining, where the flat sawn figure yields a visible “flower”
look. A related species from East Africa, Panga Panga, is also
offered in the trade. It has the same graining as Wenge but with a
more yellowish tone to it and never darkens as much as Wenge.
Color Range: Wenge wood flooring, once aged is very uniform in color.
Selected straight grain yields the most uniform selection.
Color
Change: Wenge wood
floors exhibits a
large degree of color change with pronounced darkening from the
yellowish color it is when freshly milled to a deep
chocolate/black brown when aged. This process happens within
a few months.
Botanical
name: Milletia,
laurentii
Hardness: 1630
as compared to: Red oak- 1260 & N maple- 1450
(Janka chart) |