Imbuya Burl

Trade Name :
Imbuya, Imbuya Burl

Origin :
South America

Uses :
Very rare veneer wood exclusively used for choice architectural work. Especially popular as accentuating wood for fillings in combination with other high quality ones.

Properties :
The heartwood is brown in yellow, olive to chocolate shades. The wood is durable and resistant to insect attack, moderately hard, of medium weight and elastic. Apart from Imbuya Burl this wood has had very little significance in Europe up to now. The burl is only used in Europe for high quality architectural woodwork because of its rareness.

Jointing :
Glue joints are easy to produce and hold firmly. Pre-drilled screw and nail joints have high tensile strength