Wood offer from Tanzania
No | Tanzanian name | Scientific name | Busine ss name | Usage | Wood photo |
1. | Mninga | Pterocarpus angolensis | Blood wood | Very strong for construction, furniture, handles of utensils/tools, toys, pillars, decorations, for boat repairs | |
2. | Mkongo | Afzelia quanzensis | Very strong, valuable wood used in furniture making, railway construction and musical instruments | ||
3. | Mnangu | ||||
4. | Mlidu | ||||
5. | Mvule | Milicia excelsa | Iroko | used for toys, poles, soil storage, and for boat maintenance | |
6. | Mlopolopo | ||||
7. | Mchelenje | ||||
8. | Mtondoo | ||||
9. | Mtiki | Tectona grandis | Teak | very valuable for its property of not absorbing water and not being destroyed by pests. Sticks are used as poles, making furniture, boats, carving toys and even building ships. |
2.5″ sample thickness
6″, 8″, 10″ sample widths
board lengths from 7′ to 10′
A 40′ container holds between 800 and 900 pieces with board sizes of 2.5″ x 10″ x 7’÷10′, i.e. a weight between 26 and 28 tons.