This FAS grade material is kiln dried and surfaced on two sides. It is free of any defects except a minor check or blemish (99% free of defect or better!). Board Sizes: Length: 9 to 12 Ft. Width: 4 to 10" Thickness: 7/8".

NOTE: Pallet size listed is an estimate.

This exceptional African Sapele lumber is kiln dried, surfaced on two sides, and ready to use. Common uses for this high end material are guitars, ukuleles, and other fine woodworking projects such as furniture and boxes. A beautiful, tight “Pomelle” figure is present in most boards. This is the most figured Sapele lumber we’ve had in 20 years! If you are looking for something outstanding for your next exotic wood project, this African Sapele is an alluring choice! This slab has a rustic live edge with checks and splits. There are some planer skips visible on the face and a small scuff on the live edge. It also has a 3" end split opposite end of the numbers. This piece has incredible figuring and could be used for guitars, tables, and many many more projects!

African Sapele is a beautiful, lustrous, iridescence wood with colors that range from light pink to brown and gold to red. It is easy to glue and finish, having similar working properties to Honduras Mahogany. Interlocked grain makes iridescent figure. It is great choice for Acoustic and electric guitars as well as high end jewelry boxes and humidors. Kiln dried and surfaced on two sides. This special material was cut from a $72,000 SUPERB pomelle figured log. It is all kiln dried and surfaced on two sides. This is an absolutely stunning batch of Sapele that you won't want to miss. It is the finest material we have ever had in stock! This has been surface sanded. It has sander skip at the numbered end (34" x 8" at the widest). This corner triangle area has a slight thickness taper eventually at the very corner edge tapering to 1-1/4". The live edge has several 3-12" checks that are generally within 3-4" of the edge of the board. The face has two small patches of checks. This board is 90% free of checks on the faces. The close up pictures show details of the checks. We are happy to answer any questions that you have! This slab would be great for a table, bar top, or countertop!

Wenge is a unique species of hardwoods from equatorial West Africa.  Wenge has fine dark lines with narrow brown streaks. Chocolate brown lines appear black when a clear finish is applied and the lighter colored streaks show as subtle contrast.  The closest species match in color and working properties is Pheasant wood which is extremely popular and in short supply.  Wenge is a good wood to use in place of Gabon Ebony when larger defect free sizes are required.  Trees are generally 60-100’ tall with clear trunks up to the base of the canopy.  Trunks are 20-40” in diameter with 3-4” of sapwood present.  Wenge has been difficult to obtain over the last 15 years due to the internal conflict in Africa. During the last 15 years we have never seen a figured log like this! We feel privileged to be able to supply this to you. These boards are rough, unsurfaced with natural defects, such as checks and voids, in each board.  Kiln dried Picture shown is a representation of these same boards AFTER trimming and planing. SHIPPING NOTE:  Please note that shipping for this item is not correct. Due to the nature of our shopping cart, it will bill you a small amount of shipping. THIS IS NOT YOUR FINAL SHIPPING AMOUNT. The additional cost of shipping will be added after your checkout process due to the heavy weight & large dimensions of this slab. We will email you with details once we receive your order (or please call or email us for a custom quote before checkout).