Iroko African Wood Veneer Information

Iroko grows in many areas of Africa that are dry. It has a great many uses besides decorative veneer and at times gets used as a substitute for Teak. This is another wood that some people have allergic reactions to. I have never reacted to it myself but then we rarely work with it. I have a few pieces of lumber that should be acclimated by now since I have had them for years. To this day if I leave any of it out on saw horses or a table, you can pull up a chair, grab a beer and watch it move. That doesn't help my confidence in this wood. Especially if I know that we may have to put solid edges on some cut to size cabinet door panels. I won't say we do not stock this wood but I will say that we don't have it around very often. Again there usually is some available though.

Quarter Cut Iroko

Plain Sliced Iroko