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Shedua
Wood Flooring Species
Scientific Name:
Daniella thurifera
Other Names and Species:
Daniellia
Eyhedua
Fara
Faro
Gum Copal
Incenso
Nsou
Ogea
Oziya
Origin:
Africa
Appearance:
The sapwood of shedua is white to straw-colored, while the heartwood is light golden-brown to reddish-brown in color. The species has a shallowly interlocked grain, is lusterous, and is fairly coarse and somewhat gummy in texture.
Properties:
Shedua has little natural resistance to termites or decay, and as such should be treated as a preventative measure. The wood remains smooth under friction and is reported to have no odor. Shedua dries rapidly with little degrade resulting from the process.
Janka Hardness: 710
As a flooring option, shedua falls on the lower end of the hardness scale. It falls between longleaf and shortleaf southern yellow pine in hardness, is roughly fifty-five percent as hard as red oak, is just under forty-nine percent as hard as hard maple, a little over forty-two percent as hard as wenge, and only slightly under one-third as hard as santos mahogany’s ranking of 2200.
Workability:
Shedua only slightly dulls cutting surfaces when sawing. Glue and nails hold well with shedua flooring. This species sands and polishes fairly well after filling, but can mar more easily than some species under heavy traffic.
Principal Uses:
Shedua’s uses include joinery, paneling, vaneer, and furniture components.
