Our Mission:
To supply top quality African Blackwood and other species to manufacturers of musical instruments and woodturners.
Inchope Madeiras
Our Vision:
To guarantee the sustainability of our forest resources in Mozambique.
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Other timbers

Besides African Blackwood, Inchope Madeiras also exports other outstanding Mozambican species like Pau Rosa (Pau Ferro), Monzo, Chacate Preto, Kiaat, Afzelia, Panga-Panga and African Sandalwood (Tambotie).





Pau Rosa (Swartizia Madagascariensis)

The local name for Pau Rosa is Pau Ferro. The heartwood is reddish-brown with bands variable in color from yellow to dark brown. Figure caused by growth increments and in zigzag arrangement. Little luster. Grain interlocked or wavy and texture even and fine. It us used for heavy construction work, flooring, turnery and carving. It is also used for furniture, mainly in South East Asian countries.


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African Sandalwood (Spirostachys africana)

African Sandalwood, also known as Tambotie, has been called the Cocobolo of Africa. The heartwood is dark brown with darker longitudinal streaks that creates breathtakingly beautiful markings. The figure is mottled and banded, sometimes with visible growth increments. It is a hard wood, averaging 1041 kg/m3 (65 lb/ft3), very lustrous, and with a powerful, persistent, and pleasant scent, sweeter than that of sandalwood. This pleasant odour from the wood will last a long time after the wood is cut, and a piece of furniture made of Tambotie can scent a large room for a long time. Tambotie is arguably the most beautiful wood on the African continent.


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Monzo (Combretum Imberbe)

It is a very heavy dark brown specie. It weights 1,200 kg/m3 with a 12% humidity. The heartwood is yellow brown with darker longitudinal streaks that creates breathtakingly beautiful markings. It is used for the construction of furniture, turnery and carving.


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Kiaat (Pterocarpus Angolensis)

The heartwood is highly variable: it can be pale uniform brown, golden brown, chocolate brown, brick red or purplish brown with darker or redder streaks. The sapwood is pale gray or yellowish, clearly defined. The texture goes from medium to coarse. The grain goes from straight to interlocked. It is used for boatbuilding, furniture, fine joinery, flooring and decorative veneer


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Chacate Preto (Guibourtia conjugata)

The heartwood is dark brown near black with lighter honey brown longitudinal streaks. The wood is moderately lustrous with an interlocked grain and fine texture. It is used for the production of furniture, turnery and carving.


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Afzelia (Afzelia Quazensis)

The heartwood reddish brown after exposure. The sapwood is pale straw to whitish, well defined. The texture goes from moderate to coarse. The grain goes from straight to interlocked. This wood is used mainly for doors, windows, floors and staircases.


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Panga-Panga (Millettia Stuhlmannii)

The heartwood goes from dark brown to almost black with alternate layers of light and dark tissue forming a decorative figure. The sapwood is yellowish white, clearly demarcated. The texture rather coarse. The grain is straight. It weighs 800-870 kg/m3 with a 12% humidity. It is often used for flooring, joinery, general construction and carving. This specie and Wenge are very similar.

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