Padauk African Dimensioned Hobby Boards 3/4" x 5.5" (Choose Your Length)
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Padauk African Dimensioned Hobby Boards 3/4" x 5.5" (Choose Your Length)
Gorgeous and naturally colorful wood will blow your mind. Padauk elicits the joys of woodworking with its solid and consistent color, and its ease of routing, cutting, sanding and finishing. But it's also so vibrantly colored that 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.
Easy Size!
Hobby boards make it easy to get started on your project. They're perfectly sized to nominal 1x6 boards (3/4"x5.5" to be exact) with clean, straight edges and smooth faces. They're lovingly milled from kiln dried, Select & Better lumber so you get gorgeous, clear, ready-to-use wood.
Easy Size!
Hobby boards make it easy to get started on your project. They're perfectly sized to nominal 1x6 boards (3/4"x5.5" to be exact) with clean, straight edges and smooth faces. They're lovingly milled from kiln dried, Select & Better lumber so you get gorgeous, clear, ready-to-use wood.
What Size Is This?
| Thickness | 3/4" |
| Width | 5.5" |
| Length | 24", 36", 72" |
| Grade | Select & Better |
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Weight
3.75
lbs /Bd. Ft.
4.75% heavier than red oak (3.58 /bd. ft.)
General Workability
Wood Texture
Ease of Finishing
Wood Texture
Ease of Finishing
African Padauk is an exotic wood from Africa
When freshly cut the wood is bright orange red, becomes reddish brown. Moderately hard and heavy. Medium texture, but with large pores. Saws and planes easily to a very smooth surface.
Color Range
Bright orange red when freshy cut or planed, often with dark stripes; oxidizes to dark chocolate brown or light brown.
Bright orange red when freshy cut or planed, often with dark stripes; oxidizes to dark chocolate brown or light brown.
What's The Tree Like?
A straight, well shaped tree. Reaches 100 feet with a buttressed trunk which may be 48" at breast height.
A straight, well shaped tree. Reaches 100 feet with a buttressed trunk which may be 48" at breast height.
Other Names
African Padauk, Mbe, Mbil, Mututi, Ngula, Bosulu
African Padauk, Mbe, Mbil, Mututi, Ngula, Bosulu
Some Typical Uses
Musical instruments, furniture, flooring, turning, accessories.
Musical instruments, furniture, flooring, turning, accessories.
Customer Ratings & Reviews
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January 16, 2021
Edge Grained Cutting Board
Review by Bob from Pittsburgh
Needed to add some color to the maple and walnut cutoffs I had around for the cutting board. This padauk arrived in perfect condition, properly packed. It was a great addition to the board and the red grain is beautiful.
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December 12, 2020
Excellent grain and color
Review by Woody The Woodworker from Monterey, CA
This is one of the best Padauk I have purchased. I have received excellent service and communications from everyone I contacted. I have a couple of local hardwood lumber stores in my area, but I'd rather order from Woodworkers Source.
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