Bilinga 100% FSC Hardwood

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Bilinga Hardwood

Bilinga grows in tropical West Africa and stands out because of its beautiful, almost golden colour. In Belgium, the wood is also traded under the name Opepe. Thanks to its high durability class, this hardwood is used for decking and building construction, both for indoors and outdoors.

Durability class
Class 1.
Strength class
D50.
Applications

Bilinga beams and planks are used for building structures, both for indoors and outdoors, high-grade construction timber is used in hydraulic engineering for canal lock gates, barriers, weirs, jetties, bridges, bridge decks, purlins, park benches, fences, gates, company floors, wagon floors, sleepers, parquet, and for building furniture.

Specific gravity
Fresh 900-1150 kg/m3, (660-)750 (-900) kg/m3 at 12% moisture content.
Colour
Yellow to orange-yellow, fading to orange-red to golden brown.
Grain
Cross-thread, also called tangled or wavy wire.
Timber texture
Coarse.
Drying
Bilinga hardwood dries very slowly. When dried, both by air and artificially accelerated, the hardwood tends to split and crack. However, distortion almost never occurs.
Workability
Despite the great hardness, Bilinga can be worked quite well. Due to the strong cross-thread fibres, a small cutting angle must be used when machiningto achieve a smooth surface.
Screwing/nailing
Pre-drilling is necessary with Bilinga wood.
Finishing of surface
Good. Bilinga can be planed and smoothed very nicely if you use a high quality pore filler.
Botanical name
Nauclea diderrichii
Other names
Opepe, Gulu-maza, Mokese, Kusiaba.
Quality requirements
Bilinga wood is mentioned in the Dutch practical guideline NPR5493:1999, Quality guidelines for hardwood in hydraulic engineering projects.
Stability
Moderately stable to stable.
Family
Rubiaceae
Remarks
Looking to buy Bilinga wood? Please contact us for the current price of this wood, and others. Note: We only supply FSC® certified Bilinga for responsible forest management.
Origin area
Bilinga hardwood grows in tropical West Africa.
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