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Zebrano

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Zebrano (MBXX)

Allen élé (CMR); African zebrawood (GB)

botanische Bezeichnung

Microberlinia bisulcata, M. brazzavillensis

Verbreitung

Westafrika

Zebrano

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Zebrano, also known as Allen élé in Cameroon or African Zebrawood, comes from the species Microberlinia bisulcata and Microberlinia brazzavillensis, which are common in West Africa. Although both species are traded under the same name, Microberlinia brazzavillensis, with a distribution in Gabon, the Central African Republic and the Congo, is more prominent due to its larger trade volume.

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Color and texture

The striking colour pattern of zebrano gives this wood a special status among imported precious woods. The heartwood is light yellowish brown with striking, dark brown colour stripes at short intervals, reminiscent of zebra stripes. It is clearly set off from the straw-coloured and broad sapwood. The growth zones are not clearly marked and the wood is scattered-pored with a coarse texture. Freshly cut, the wood smells unpleasantly sour, whereas dry wood has no characteristic odour. The grain is slightly to strongly alternating.

Charakter

Zebrano is a uniformly structured wood with a coarse texture. On radial surfaces, the heartwood shows narrow, parallel olive to dark brown stripes on a light yellow-brown background. On tangential surfaces, as with peeled veneers, a wildly grained texture is created. The pronounced interlocked grain often produces clear lustre streaks on radial surfaces.

Workability

Zebrano is a medium to heavy wood with strength properties that are slightly higher than those of oak. Machining with hand tools is slightly more difficult, machining requires carbide-tipped tools. Radial surfaces are difficult to plane as the alternating grain can cause tearing and splintering. Heat treatment facilitates slicing and peeling, while pre-drilling is recommended for nails and screws.

Drying process

Zebrano dries moderately due to the high and uneven shrinkage and swelling values. Open-air drying can lead to cracking and warping, so technical drying should be controlled slowly and carefully.

Natural durability

Die Pilzresistenz des Kernholzes variiert je nach Art von dauerhaft bis mäßig dauerhaft. Gegen Termiten und andere Insekten gilt das Holz als mäßig beständig, gegen Schädlinge im Meerwasser ist es nicht resistent, was es zur Dauerhaftigkeitsklasse 2 nach DIN EN 350 macht.

Areas of application

Aufgrund seiner einzigartigen Maserung findet Zebrano Verwendung als Ausstattungsholz, Konstruktionsholz für mittlere Beanspruchungen im Innen- und Außenbau, in Möbeln, luxuriösen Innenausstattungen, Musikinstrumenten, Intarsien, Drechslerei, Schnitzarbeiten und vielem mehr.

Notes

Woods of closely related species such as Julbernardia pellegriniana (Awoura or Beli) and Berlinia spp. (Ebiara) have a similar appearance, but the colour striping is less tight and often irregular compared to Zebrano.

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