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Sapele

Sapele Lumber

  • Rough Cut Lumber

  • 4/4 Rough Cut Sapele Lumber
    4/4 Rough Cut Ribbon Striped Sapele Lumber
    $15.75 - $26.50
    From $15.75 - $26.50
    $15.75 - $26.50
    $15.75

    Sapele is a great alternative for Genuine Mahogany! Sapele gets used for all types of woodworking including furniture, cabinet making, instrument m...

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    $15.75 - $26.50
    From $15.75 - $26.50
    $15.75 - $26.50
    $15.75
  • Sapele Rough Cut Lumber Pack
    Sapele Rough Cut Lumber Pack
    $107.50 - $193.50
    From $107.50 - $193.50
    $107.50 - $193.50
    $107.50

    Sapele is a great alternative for Genuine Mahogany! Choose from 2 different sizes of our 4/4 Sapele Rough Cut Lumber Packs; 10 Board feet or 20 Boa...

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    $107.50 - $193.50
    From $107.50 - $193.50
    $107.50 - $193.50
    $107.50
  • 8/4 Rough Cut Sapele Lumber
    8/4 Rough Cut Ribbon Striped Sapele Lumber
    $32.65 - $60.50
    From $32.65 - $60.50
    $32.65 - $60.50
    $32.65

    Sapele is a great alternative for Genuine Mahogany! Sapele gets used for all types of woodworking including furniture, cabinet making, instrument m...

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    $32.65 - $60.50
    From $32.65 - $60.50
    $32.65 - $60.50
    $32.65

  • S4S Lumber

  • S4S Sapele Lumber
    S4S Ribbon Striped Sapele Lumber
    $20.75 - $31.50
    From $20.75 - $31.50
    $20.75 - $31.50
    $20.75

    Sapele is a great alternative for Genuine Mahogany! Sapele gets used for all types of woodworking including furniture, cabinet making, instrument m...

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    $20.75 - $31.50
    From $20.75 - $31.50
    $20.75 - $31.50
    $20.75
  • S4S Ribbon Striped Sapele Lumber - Thick
    $37.60 - $65.25
    From $37.60 - $65.25
    $37.60 - $65.25
    $37.60

    Sapele is a great alternative for Genuine Mahogany! Sapele gets used for all types of woodworking including furniture, cabinet making, instrument m...

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    $37.60 - $65.25
    From $37.60 - $65.25
    $37.60 - $65.25
    $37.60

  • Lumber

  • 4/4 Sapele Lumber
    $43.00 - $860.00
    From $43.00 - $860.00
    $43.00 - $860.00
    $43.00

    4/4 Rough Sapele Lumber Grade: Select & Better Kiln Dried These boards are considered rough stock and may have minor defects such as knots, e...

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    $43.00 - $860.00
    From $43.00 - $860.00
    $43.00 - $860.00
    $43.00
  • 8/4 Sapele Lumber
    $94.80 - $948.00
    From $94.80 - $948.00
    $94.80 - $948.00
    $94.80

    Rough 8/4 Sapele Lumber Grade: Select & Better Kiln Dried These boards are considered rough stock and may have minor defects such as knots, e...

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    $94.80 - $948.00
    From $94.80 - $948.00
    $94.80 - $948.00
    $94.80

  • Thins

  • Ribbon Striped Sapele Thin
    $7.95 - $25.75
    From $7.95 - $25.75
    $7.95 - $25.75
    $7.95

    Sapele is a great alternative for Genuine Mahogany! Sapele gets used for all types of woodworking including furniture, cabinet making, instrument m...

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    $7.95 - $25.75
    From $7.95 - $25.75
    $7.95 - $25.75
    $7.95

  • Turning Blanks

  • Sapele Bowl Blank
    Sapele Bowl Blank
    $17.00 - $35.00
    From $17.00 - $35.00
    $17.00 - $35.00
    $17.00

    Sapele Bowl Blank We will provide you with a high quality turning blank in the dimensions of your choice. This blank has already been kiln dried an...

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    $17.00 - $35.00
    From $17.00 - $35.00
    $17.00 - $35.00
    $17.00
  • Sapele Turning Square
    $11.00 - $15.00
    From $11.00 - $15.00
    $11.00 - $15.00
    $11.00

    Ribbon Striped Sapele Turinng Square We will provide you with a high quality turning blank in the dimensions of your choice. This blank has already...

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    $11.00 - $15.00
    From $11.00 - $15.00
    $11.00 - $15.00
    $11.00

  • Veneer

  • Sapele Peel and Stick Veneer for Cricut and silhouette
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    Sapele Veneer (Ribbon Stripe) - Peel & Stick
    $22.95 - $22.95
    $22.95
    $22.95
    $22.95 - $22.95
    $22.95

    Sapele Veneer (Ribbon Stripe) - Peel & Stick Perfect for Laser Cutters, Cricut & Silhouette machines! Our same great natural Ribbon Striped...

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    $22.95 - $22.95
    $22.95
    $22.95
    $22.95 - $22.95
    $22.95
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  • Sapele Guitar Body
    Sapele Guitar Body
    $124.95 - $124.95
    $124.95
    $124.95 - $124.95
    $124.95

    1 piece - Sapele Guitar Body (10348) Some slight checking on ends is to be expected Our thick Sapele guitar tops have been planed on just one side ...

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    $124.95 - $124.95
    $124.95
    $124.95 - $124.95
    $124.95

Sapele (Entandrophragma cylindricum)

Pricing:



Average

Hardness:

1,410

Janka

Distribution:



Tropical Africa

Availability:



Readily Available

Appearance

The heartwood is a golden to dark reddish brown and its quartersawn surface has the ribboned pattern that is associated with Sapele. It also is known to have a wide variety of other figured patterns like pommele, quilted, mottled, wavy, beeswing, and fiddleback. The colour tends to darken as it ages.

Workability

The grain is interlocked which can cause a lot of trouble with tearout during both machining and hand tool operations. Sapele has a slight blunting effect on edge tools but takes glue and finish well.

Uses

Sapele gets used for all types of woodworking including furniture, cabinet making, instrument making, turning, and boat building.

Additional Comments

Despite some of the difficulties there are working with Sapele, it is all worth it just to see some of its incredible grain patterns and figure.

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