General Description: Wenge is a uniform dark chocolate brown color that is used primarily where a bold dark color or contrasting light and dark accent strips are desired.

Janka Hardness: 1630

Color: When freshly cut, the heartwood of wenge is a yellow-brown color, but then in a few months it darkens to a deep, uniform brown, almost black, with alternate layers of light and dark tissue, forming a decorative figure. Wenge, once aged is very uniform in color.

Color Change: Wenge exhibits a large degree of color change with pronounced darkening from the yellowish color it is when freshly milled to a deep chocolate/black brown when aged. This process happens within a few months.

Grain: This coarse-textured wood has a straight grain.

Finishing: Water based finishes work well, but some oil finishes may not dry well when applied to this wood.

Characteristics: Wenge is very hard, heavy, and durable, with an excellent dimensional stability.

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