Padauk African 4/4 Lumber Pack: 4 Boards, Choose Your Size

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Padauk African 4/4 Lumber Pack: 4 Boards, Choose Your Size

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Padauk African 4/4 Lumber Pack: 4 Boards, Choose Your Size


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4 beautiful
hand-selected boards
straight line ripped
Straight-line ripped one edge
& surfaced smooth 2 sides
lumber sizes
Your choice of widths and lengths
straight line ripped
Free ground shipping 48 U.S.

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.
Thickness 4/4, S2S is 13/16" thick
Width 5-7" or 7"+
Length 36", 46", or 72"
Quantity 4 Boards
Grade Select & Better (info)

About Lumber Sizes & Shipping Length Restrictions

African Padauk lumber packs come with YOUR CHOICE of sizes. Here's what you can expect.

5-7" or 7"+ Widths

We're here to help you build a successful project. Choose what works for you.

36", 46", or 72" Lengths

This is the range of lengths you can choose from for this pack.

13/16" Thickness

Also known as 4/4, S2S. This means the boards you'll receive will be surfaced on 2 sides (S2S) to 13/16" actual thickness.
Learn more in our blog: "What Does 4/4 Mean in Lumber?"

About African Padauk (Pterocarpus soyauxii)

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Weight

3.75

lbs /Bd. Ft.
4.75% heavier than red oak (3.58 /bd. ft.)
Hardness

1970

Janka Rating
52.71% harder than red oak (1290 psi)
Density

0.61

Specific Gravity
-4.69% less dense than red oak (.64)

General Workability
Good 4/10
Red Oak

Wood Texture
Fine 4/10
Red Oak

Ease of Finishing
Easy 2/10
Red Oak

map of where African Padauk tree grows
African Padauk is an exotic wood from Africa

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.

color of African Padauk
Color Range
Bright orange red when freshy cut or planed, often with dark stripes; oxidizes to dark chocolate brown or light brown.
the African Padauk tree
What's The Tree Like?
A straight, well shaped tree. Reaches 100 feet with a buttressed trunk which may be 48" at breast height.
other names for African Padauk
Other Names
African Padauk, Mbe, Mbil, Mututi, Ngula, Bosulu
uses for African Padauk
Some Typical Uses
Musical instruments, furniture, flooring, turning, accessories.

Lumber 101: What to Know About Hardwood Lumber

lumber random widths Random Widths
You will cut and/or glue to create the sizes you need
rough sawn vs surfaced lumber Surfaced Smooth S2S
We buy rough sawn lumber and have it surfaced 2 sides (S2S) so you're ready to work
rough sawn vs surfaced lumber Kiln Dried
We stock kiln dried lumber and store it in a protected warehouse
rough sawn vs surfaced lumber 83%+ Clear
Unless stated otherwise, we stock Select & Better graded lumber that's at least 83% clear one side
  1. Pick a wood you like
  2. Decide how much you need
  3. Give us your specs (if you have any)

This is the unit of measurement for hardwood lumber when it's bought/sold in random widths and random lengths.

Board footage is a measurement of volume, and it's abbreviated Bd. Ft.

One board foot is equal to 144 cubic inches.

board foot formula

It's a fraction that refers to rough (RGH) sawn thickness of lumber, and it tells you approximately how many quarters of an inch make up the thickness.

Surfaced lumber is thinner because it started out as rough sawn but it's been planed smooth. Planing removes thickness.

Rough Sawn (RGH) Surfaced (S2S)
4/4 ~1" 13/16"
5/4 ~1-1/4" 1-1/16"
6/4 ~1-1/2" 1-5/16"
8/4 ~2" 1-13/16"
12/4 ~3" 2-13/16"

Unless otherwise specified, our lumber is "Surfaced 2 Sides" or S2S for short.

Check out our blog for the full explanation.

lumber thickness Lumber Compared
Various lumber thickness as compared to one another

If you can cut your own pieces to size, here's how we can help:

  1. Enter requirements into the order form where it says, "Minimum Size Request"
  2. Tell us what you want to acheive or make
  3. You will receive wood that can yeild what you need. (You will create the final size)
  4. We may need to contact you for clarification

You will cut and/or join your material to create the finished sizes you need. We'll pick out wood that will give you enough to do that. For this reason, the final amount of footage you receive in your order will be slightly different, and your final billed charge will be different.

If you want to only buy pieces of an exact size, that will be sold differently. Please contact us for a custom quote.

Sadly, wood cannot be 100% guaranteed to be clear on both sides all the time. Most of our lumber is graded "Select" and better, which means it's at minimum 83% clear on one side.
Hardwood grades explained
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January 10th, 2024

Hobbyist Woodworker
Very pleased
Padauk I received should make some beautiful keepsake boxes. Thanks Wood Workers source. You are awesome.
Familiarity: I've used it once or twice
5
November 3rd, 2021
Verified Buyer
Joe
Connecticut
Professional Woodworker
Nice, but some shipping damage
The boards are just about perfect. Three 5+, and three 7.5". The only flaw is splits and cracks on the ends of two boards, extending 8". Knowing padauk's tendency to splinter, I expect this happened during shipping, and not as the result of drying. The boards were well packed, but the ends / corners needed more protection .
Familiarity: I've used it in several projects
5
September 15th, 2021
Verified Buyer
Bmk
Michigan
Padauk lumber pack
The padauk boards that were sent to me were absolutely beautiful. I'm very happy with my order
5
November 14th, 2020
Verified Buyer
CJ
OH
Padauk
Really enjoyed this purchase. The emails are hilarious! But am so pleased with the boards. Wonderful pieces. Looks like they were hand chosen by me.
5
November 12th, 2020
Verified Buyer
Marsh
Bay City Michigan
Beautiful stuff!
I couldn't be happier with my recent order. The hand picked Padauk truly was awesome!
5
October 30th, 2020
Verified Buyer
Dano
Arkansas
Padauk
Ordered a 10 board ft. pack and I'm very pleased with the selection of boards I received. I have used this company a few times now and they do a consistently good job.
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