Name Incense-Cedar (Libocedrus decurrens)
Type Softwood.
Other Names Also known as pencil cedar and Californina incense-cedar.
Sources Grows in northwestern United States.
Appearance Straight and even grained with a medium texture. Light brown heartwood, often tinged with red, and nearly white sapwood.
Physical Props Light, soft, moderately low in strength, and low in stiffness and shock resistance. Very good decay resistance and stability in service.
Working Props Extremely easy to work with machine or hand tools. Turns, cuts, planes, routs, and bores like a champ. Glues, screws, nails, paints and finishes very well.
Uses Used for pencils, carving, venetian blinds, chests, toys, fenceposts, poles, shingles, railroad ties, woodenware, trim, millwork, novelties, and plywood.

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Name Iroko (Clorophora excelsa)
Type Hardwood.
Other Names Also known as kambala, mvule, odum, intule, and tule.
Sources Grows in southern half of Africa.
Appearance Interlocked grain and moderately coarse texture. Light to dark brown heartwood demarcated from paler brown sapwood. Often has hard deposits of calcium carbonate embedded in grain.
Physical Props Medium hardness, weight, bending and crushing strength, very low stiffness and shock resistance, moderate steam bending, high decay resistance (heartwood), and good stability.
Working Props Works well in general but boards with "stone" deposits have abrasive effect on cutting edges. Good gluing, nailing and screwing properties. Polishes to a high finish but filling typically required.
Uses Often used as a substitute for teak and valued for upper-scale interior/exterior joinery, counter and table tops, carving, and turnery. Also used for window frames, sills, doors, ship building, cabinets, garden and park benches, plywood and veneer.

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