Casa Deck Samartex 8seiter.cdr

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Veneer, Lumber, Plywood
Samartex Rotary Veneer
Rotary Veneers made out of medium and lower density species are supplied for core stock or faces
and backs of panels. The average monthly export production at the Samartex Plymill reaches up to
600m3 and is therefore a good source for any specialized producer.
Qualities of Rotary Veneer:
face & core
Qualities of face venners:
B/B; B/BB; BB/BB; BB/CC
Standard
8”x4” a
4”x8”
250x125 cm
Thickness
1,5 - 4,3 mm
Species:
Wawa, Ceiba, Ogea, Celtis, Ofram,
Bombax, Otie
Samartex Lumber
Traditionally sawn lumber from Ghana is well known for its excellent qualities. Samartex
Sawmill, the biggest in the country, operates five bandsaws with an annual output of 30,000m3.
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Combined with a Kiln drying capacity of 1000m we are ready to supply well dried wood .
Qualities of Sawn Lumber:
Moisture content:
FAS (free of sap wood and defects)
Commons (no. 1-3)
AD (Air dried)
KD (Kiln dried)
Mahogany (KI) a 8-10%
Edinam
14-16%
Sapele
14-16%
Makore
14-16%
Niangon
14-16%
Wawa
8-10%
Specification:
All standard random (fix as requested)
Lumber / Standard:
Thickness: 25-100mm
Width: 150mm and wider with 10%
in 100-140mm
Length: 210cm + (max 600cm) with 5-10%
shorts in 180-210cm
Round form Boules / Standard:
Thickness: 25-100mm
Width: 150mm and wider
Length: 210cm + with 30% 410cm and longer
Square edged Boules / Standard:
Thickness: 25-100mm
Width: 150mm and wider
Length: 300cm + (max 600cm) with 10%
shorts in 240-290cm / rising by 15cm
Scantling & Squares / Standard:
Thickness: 25-75mm
Width: as requested
Length: 50cm and longer (max 240cm)
Main Wood Species:
African Mahogany (Khaya ivorensis), Sapele, Makore, Niangon, Edinam, Wawa, Iroko, Ofram
Samartex Wood Species
(alphabetically)
reflecting the Variety of the Natural Forest
African Mahogany (Khaya ivorensis)
Typical red-brown heartwood. Mild easily worked timber
providing good attractive finishes. A wood of great
versatility.
Weight: 500kg/m3 at 12-14% MC
Strength: 9-11000 N/mm2
Available as:
Sliced Veneer, Lumber
Apa / Papao (Afzelia africana)
Darkish red brown heartwood. Sapwood pale.
Very stable. Strong and attractive species of good
durability.
Weight: 825kg/m3 at 12-15%MC
Available as:
Asanfena (Aningeria spp)
Heartwood and sapwood red brown to pink. Lower
strength decorative interior specie. Similar wood as
the European cherry.
Available as:
Avodire (Turreanthus africanus)
Cream coloured heartwood and sapwood with
attractive lustre. Fine grained, mostly interlocked
or wavy. A very stable timber.
Available as:
Ayan (Distemonanthus benthamianus)
Heartwood distinctive yellow, sapwood paler.
Interlock grain. Fine even texture. Very stable.
Available as:
Bongossi / Ekki / Iron Wood (Lophira alata)
Dark chocolate brown heartwood. Sapwood pale.
Coarse texture. Very hard and extreme heavy.
Resistance to marine borers. Acid resistant. One
of Ghana’s toughest and most durable species.
Strength: 19000 + N/mm2
Available as:
Lumber
Bombax (Bombax brevicuspe)
Pale pinkish-borwn, light and soft species for interior
use. Low strength, dires quickly.
Available as:
Rotary
(alphabetically)
Ceiba / Fromager (Ceiba pendranda)
Creamy white heartwood and sapwood. Very light
and soft species for interior use.
Weight: 350 kg/m3 at 12-15%MC
Available as:
Rotary, Sliced Veneer
Celtis / Esa (Celtis mildbraedii, C. adolfi-friderici)
Strong light coloured structural wood. Yellowish grey
heartwood and sapwood. Fine texture
Available as:
Chenchen / Ako (Antiaris africana)
Yellowish white heartwood and sapwood. Straight /
interlocked grain. Light interior utility species. Dries
easily with little degrade.
Available as:
Dahoma (Piptadenia africana)
Yellowish brown streaky heartwood. Sapwood pale.
For some commercial purposes regarded as an
alternative to Iroko. A useful outdoor timber.
Available as:
Danta (Nesogordonia papaverifera)
Attractive Mahogany red heartwood. Sapwood
lighter. Fine grain mostly interlocked. Reasonable
bending qualities.
Available as:
Lumber
Denya / African Teak (Cylicodiscus gabunensis)
Distinctive yellowish-red heartwood. Sapwood pale.
A hard and heavy species of high natural durability
including resistance to marine borers.
Strength: 19000 + N/mm2
Available as:
Lumber
Edinam / Tiama (Entandrophragma angolense)
Typical red-brown Mahogany coloured heartwood.
Sapwood pale. Interlocked grain of medium texture,
sometimes striped on quarter sawn faces. A well
known commercial species in the Sapele family.
Available as:
(alphabetically)
Emeri (Terminalia ivorensis)
Pale cream yellow heartwood and sapwood,
medium coarse texture, a stable medium weight
wood, sometimes compared with Oak.
Available as:
Lumber
Entedua / Buginga (Copeifera salikounda)
High quality decorative species. Dark reddish-brown
with veining. A hard timber which finishes well.
Contains resin and an aromatic substance.
Available as:
Guarea (Guarea cedrata)
Mahogany red-brown heartwood. Sapwood pale.
Available as:
Iroko / Odum (Milicia excelsa)
Olive/yellowish brown heartwood. Sapwood pale. One
of Africa’s most respected species. Teak alternative.
Available as:
Kosipo (Entandrophragma candollei)
Dark Mahogany red-brown heartwood. Sapwood
pale. Of the same group as Sapele, but harder.
Available as:
Kusia / Bilinga / Golden Timber
(Nauclea diderrichii)
Characteristic yellow/gold heartwood. Sapwood paler.
Grain usually interlocked and of medium / coarse
texture. A hard species. Widely used durable exterior
quality timber.
Available as:
Makore (Tieghmella heckelii)
Dark red-brown heartwood. Paler sapwood. Stable.
Reasonable bending properties. Valued commercial
redwood.
Available as:
(alphabetically)
Niangon (Heritiera utilis)
Pink-brown Mahogany colour heartwood. Respected
commercial redwood of durability and strength.
Available as:
Ofram / Frake / Limba (Terminalia superba)
Pale yellowish white heartwood and sapwood.
Often strongly streaked with black (Black Ofram).
Stable. General purpose light coloured specie.
Strenght: 11-14000 N/mm2
Available as:
Sliced Veneer
Ogea / Red Hyedua (Daniellia ogea; D. thurifera)
Pinkish brown heartwood,sapwood paler.Ssometimes
darker streaks. Even but rather coarse texture. May
contain gum. General purpose species for veneers
and interior use.
Weight: 450 kg/m3 at 12-15%MC
Available as:
Rotary
Otie / Ilomba (Pycnaanthus angolensis)
Greyish pale red heartwood and sapwood.
General purpose interior specie
Available as:
Rotary
Sapele (Entandrophragma cylindricum)
Heartwood pinkish red of Mahogany colour. Very
popular in world market. Well known commercial
redwood widely used in furniture and joinery
Available as:
Wawa / Samba / Ayous (Triplochiton scleroxylon)
Creamy white coloured heart and sapwood. Dries
quickly and easy. Ghana’s most abundant specie.
Strength: below 9000 N/mm2
Available as:
Yaya (Amphimas pterocarpoides)
Yellowish white heartwood. Superficial resemblance
to Oak. Attractive appearance.
Available as:
Sliced Veneer
Samartex Sliced Veneers
Our modern veneer plant produces up to 1.700.000m2 veneers per month. When it comes
to veneer production, two essential factors are most influential on the quality of the product:
the experience and knowledge of the people who process the veneers and a sustainable
supply of the highest grade of logs.
Having put in place a system that ensures the continuous development and education of
our human resource base and one of the most advanced forest management techniques,
Samartex has both.
Specification:
Sizes:
Qualities:
Length:
Shorts 1,50 - 2,00 m
Doorlength 2,10 2,45 m
Short panel 2,50 - 2,90 m
Long panel 3,10 - 3,40 m
Extra long panel 3,50 - 3,90 m
Flat Cut:
a flowery texture (crown)
Quarter Cut:
stripy grain
Flat Quater Cut:
flowery grain
Various Typs of Figuration:
Block figured veneers (mainly long panel)
Cigarette and Pomele figured veneers
Thickness:
0,55 mm up to 4 mm
Main Veneer Wood Species:
African Mahogany (Khaya ivorensis)
Makore (Tieghmella heckelii)
Chenchen (Antiaris africana)
Asanfena (Aningeria spp)
Edinam (Entandrophragma angolense)
Sapele (Entandrophragma cylindricum)
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Our products are all sourced from controlled managed natural forests. Selective
felling and natural regeneration ensures sustainability of the forests. Samartex
Forests were audited in November 2006 by the Rainforest Alliance ‘Smartwood
initiative ' to the FSC Controlled Wood Standard.
Smartwood is the worldwide leading auditor for FSC.
Samartex is sourcing the rawmaterial from forests, which are known for centuries to
provide the best quality of khaya ivorensis.
Samartex is the biggest producer of Mahogany Curl Veneer worldwide and has a
superb slicing quality.
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Samartex goes even further:
Samartex products go beyond even the environment. Our social development
programs contribute water, health care and educational facilities like kindergarten,
schools and vocational training, through to a football team to the communities
we work with.
For the improvement of the standard of living and incomes of the rural population
in our region, we have started extensive agro-forestry projects, which also reduce
the pressure on the natural forests.
Samartex Decking is a finished product from Ghana. Through further process into
a finished product comes a direct benefi to the added value stays in Ghana.
In purchasing Royal Decking Products you can be sure that there is a direct
socio-economic as well as an environmental benefit to the people and ecology
of Ghana.
More information you can find on the following WebPages:
www.samartex.com.gh- social responsibilities, football, schools, training
programmes
www.ecocraft.org
www.casa-deck.com
Or contact us directly for any other questions or information:
info@samartex.com.gh

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