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Brown Ivory, N'tacha

Berchemia discolor

Commercially available in large volumes, can be supplied in planks, turnings and turning blanks

Usually a well shaped tree, 7 to 20 m in height, occurring at low altitude open dry woodlands.

Source - Tress of Southern Africa - Keith Coates Palgrave and Meg Coates Palgrave

The wood is a red brown which is faintly pink tinged, occasionally with a blackish streak. The texture is medium to fine and even. It weighs 975Kg/m3 with the SG at 12%. It sandpapers well and takes varnishes and  oils well. It is a hard timber with an attractive grain but turns well and produces a good finish. Tool must be kept sharp. Also used for furniture.