Iroko Wood
Iroko is the perfect choice for anyone seeking strong, durable, and versatile wood. Ideal for a wide range of applications—from window frames and stair treads to interior paneling and exterior facade cladding—Iroko performs beautifully both indoors and outdoors.
From Iroko Window Frames to Facade Cladding
With its warm butter-yellow to brown-yellow hues and a natural graying effect over time, Iroko wood elevates any wooden facade. Highly regarded by professionals, Iroko is prized for its excellent strength, durability, and minimal maintenance requirements, making it ideal for both indoor and outdoor applications.
Its versatility spans window frames, doors, stair treads, interior paneling, furniture, wooden cladding, and even body and wagon construction. Often referred to as “African Teak” due to its resemblance to Teak, Iroko’s durability class sets it apart. Freshly sawn heartwood displays rich yellow tones, occasionally with darker zones, while the light-colored sapwood—50 to 100 mm wide—creates a striking contrast. A standout feature of Iroko is its even natural graying, delivering stunning, long-lasting results for wooden facades.
Characteristics
| Name | Iroko |
| Growth area | Tropical Africa |
| Botanical name | Milicia excelsa |
| Durability class | Heartwood class I – 2 |
| Strength class | D40 |
| Fire class facade cladding* | D-s2, d0 |
| Artificially dried | Does not apply |
| Voluminous mass | (470-)650(-850) kg/m3 at 12% moisture content, fresh 950-1200 kg/m3 (moisture content approximately 85 |
| Suitable for | Work both indoors and outdoors, such as window frames, windows, doors, facade paneling, parquet floors, interior panelling, stairs, steps, furniture, laboratory tables (preferably composed of quarter-sawn parts), bodywork for the chemical industry, yacht and shipbuilding (frames). , decks, skins and paneling), body and wagon construction, turning and sculpture. |
| To edit | Iroko is easy to work with, both by hand and by machine. The tools become dull less quickly than with teak, provided it does not contain lime inclusions. |
Editability
Iroko wood is known for its excellent workability, both by hand and machine. In contrast to Teak, tools are less likely to dull when working with Iroko, provided there are no lime inclusions present. Forming profiles, creating mortise and tenon joints, drilling and turning pose no problems with this versatile wood. However, it is essential to ensure good extraction during the machining process, especially for sensitive persons, to avoid possible health problems.
Iroko logs and wet wood often have large internal stresses, which can lead to warping of certain parts during processing. However, once the wood has been processed and properly dried, Iroko offers exceptional stability that lasts for a long time.
Standard supply sizes
| Iroko FAS KD | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 90mm (width) | 105mm (width) | 130mm (width) | 155mm (width) | 180mm (width) | 205mm (width) | Falling wide | |
| 46mm (thickness) | X | X | |||||
| 52mm (thickness) | X | X | X | ||||
| 65mm (thickness) | X | X | X | X | X | ||
| 80mm (thickness) | X | X | X | X | X | ||
| 105mm (thickness) | X | X | X | X | X |
| Iroko Komt finger jointed KD | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 86mm (width) | 96mm (width) | 98mm (width) | 120mm (width) | 144mm (width) | Length | |
| 44mm (thickness) | X | 600 cm | ||||
| 62mm (thickness) | X | X | 600 cm | |||
| 71mm (thickness) | X | 600 cm | ||||
| 72mm (thickness) | X | X | X | 600 cm | ||
| 95mm (thickness) | X | X | X | 600 cm |
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