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Boire

Detarium macrocarpum, Detarium senegalense
Also known as |
Amouk|Bodo|Bodowood
Boire Lumber @ Rare Woods USA

Boire is known throughout Africa to be a tough, durable wood, despite it’s Maple-like density. It is reputed to remain smooth under friction, which makes it ideally suited for its primary use in flooring. The sapwood of Boire is pale brown in color; its heartwood is typically medium brown to bronze, with dark streaks (and sometimes other hues, such as oranges and yellows, intermingled). The species has interlocked grain, and fine and uniform in texture. Other than the tear-out commonly associated with interlocking grains, the wood has good working properties.

This is not an exotic wood which has a boatload of information available with regard to it. Most all of the major US flooring websites that offer this wood share the exact same descriptions and specs, obviously copied one from another. In it, they list its Janka Hardness rating as 940 lbf. Conversely, Ken Goldstein’s 2009 “Janka Hardness Test For Hardwoods” (http://ejmas.com/tin/2009tin/tinart_goldstein_0904.html) shows Boire having measured at 1326 lbf. Perhaps its density varies greatly, as the latter figure (1326) represents more than a 40% increase over the figure commonly given by US flooring industry sources.

Not listed in the CITES Appendices, but is classified as “Vulnerable” on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.

Why We Love This Wood

Beautiful grains and colors in well priced import.

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    Main Color GroupReddish
    Grain Pattern Pronounced
    Avg Dry Weight - LB/BF3.8
    Avg Dry Weight - KG/M3730
    Janka Hardness - LBF1600
    Janka Hardness - N7300
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    Planer burn,Edge defects,Wormholes

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    BOIRE1200
    1"
    x 5.81" x
    48.31"
    Small bow,Planer burn,Small bark inclusion

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    1"
    x 7" x
    48.13"
    Small bark inclusions

    $55.82

    BOIRE1198_1
    BOIRE1198
    1.06"
    x 5.88" x
    48.31"
    Edge defects,Cracks,Wormholes,Slightly skip planed

    $41.41

    BOIRE1197_1
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    1"
    x 5.63" x
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    1"
    x 5.81" x
    48.44"
    Small edge defects,Bark inclusions

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    BOIRE1195_1
    BOIRE1195
    1"
    x 7.75" x
    48.31"
    Small edge defects,Wormholes

    $58.97

    BOIRE1194_1
    BOIRE1194
    0.94"
    x 6.25" x
    48.38"
    Cracks,Checks,Skip planed,Bark inclusion,Surface defect

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    BOIRE1193
    0.94"
    x 7.44" x
    48.31"
    Small edge defects

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    0.94"
    x 3.69" x
    48.19"
    Skip planed,Small bark inclusion,Checks,Small twist

    $28.43

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    BOIRE1191
    1"
    x 7.75" x
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    Small bark inclusions,Wormholes,Small edge defects,Planer burn

    $53.51

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    0.94"
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