Padauk African 4/4 Shorts Pack: 5 Boards 5.5" x 36"
$149.00 /Pack
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Only available online. For in-store purchase a similar product may be available instead.Why Choose African Padauk?
This gorgeous and naturally colorful wood will blow your mind. Padauk elicits all the joys of woodworking between its color, and ease of routing, cutting, sanding and finishing. You'll want to use this one in your most decorative projects like keepsake boxes, musical instruments, fine furniture pieces. African padauk also makes an excellent wood for inlay if you just want to use a little bit. Contrasts well with pale woods like maple and ash, but also darker woods like wenge, walnut, and ebony.
A woodworker's dream wood! This exquisite pack of 5 carefully selected boards features the iconic allure of African padauk. The vibrant fresh sawn orange that ages to a striking deep redd-sh orange and ideal workability when cutting and shaping. This pack includes 5 boards all uniform to 5.5"x36" and straight-lined ready for you to start building.
Thickness | 13/16" (≈ 4/4, S2S approx) |
Width | 5.5" |
Length | 36" |
Grade | Select & Better |
Quantity | 5 Boards |
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Ease of Finishing
(Pterocarpus soyauxii)
African Padauk grows in Africa
Bright orange red when freshy cut or planed, often with dark stripes; oxidizes to dark chocolate brown or light brown.
A straight, well shaped tree. Reaches 100 feet with a buttressed trunk which may be 48" at breast height.
African Padauk, Mbe, Mbil, Mututi, Ngula, Bosulu
Musical instruments, furniture, flooring, turning, accessories.
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