Bubinga
Name
• Scientific: Guibourtia spp
• Spanish: Bubinga
Origin

Impregnation
• Sapwood: Impregnable
• Heartwood: Not impregnable
Mechanization
• Sawing: Requires high power, but its hardness presents no problems other than the wood's hardness.
• Drying: Slow, with a high risk of cracking.
• Planing: Costly due to its hardness, but only presents a risk of warping in pieces with interlocked grain.
• Gluing: No problems.
• Nailing and screwing: Due to its hardness, pre-drilling is required.
• Finishing: No problems.
Applications
• Fine interior and exterior furniture and joinery
Turned and bentwood furniture.
• Interior carpentry: doors, stairs, paneling, parquet flooring, moldings, baseboards, wainscoting.
• Exterior carpentry: doors, windows.
• Decorative veneers.
Mechanical properties
• Static bending strength: 1,560 kg/cm²
• Modulus of elasticity: 171,000 kg/cm²
• Compressive strength parallel to the axis: 720 kg/cm²