Azure Blue Linearwood

Koto, Azure Blue

Pterygota macrocarpa

Malvaceae

Deciduous tree

Hardwood

Other trade names:

de: Azure Blue Linearwood, Azure Blue Koto

en: Azure Blue Linearwood, Azure Blue Koto, Azure Blue Pterygota

fr: Azure Blue Linearwood, Azure Blue Koto

Origin: Africa (Western Africa)

Ecological: not listed on CITES

Usage: Furniture, musical-instrument making, Doors, airplane interior finishing, Panels, interior finishing, Intarsia

Colors: Grey

Available cuts: Flat / Crown cut, Rift / Quarter cut

Available strengths: 0.5 – 0.6 mm

Tree Height: Up to 50 m

Bark: Grey, quite smooth, fine fissures, 1.5 to 3 cm in thickness

Texture: Fine

Smell: Unpleasant when fresh, inconspicuous when dried

Resistance: Low durability, small resistance to fungi and insects, sap is prone to blueness

Mechanische Bearbeitung: Good

Technical wood data:

Raw Density: 0,51 - 0,56 g/ccm

Compressive Strength: 43 - 58 N/mm²

Flexural Strength: 80 - 90 N/mm²

Shear Strength: 6,1 - 7 N/mm²