Anigre (a-knee-gray) is a light and tan heart-wood which has a fairly straight grain. Commonly found with a "wave" like appearance running through the grain offering a unique luster. If left unfinished, Anigre has a cedar-like scent that appeals to many.
Wood Description
Anigre is a blonde wood with sapwood that is not well demarcated. The heartwood ranges in tone from cream and yellowish-white to tan with a pinkish tinge, and generally presents an even color. Anigre is about the same weight as African Mahogany with a medium to coarse texture. The texture is fine in higher wood grades. The wood is lustrous, yet siliceous, and usually has a straight grain, although wavy or mottle figure is sometimes present. Anigre has a faint cedar-like odor.
Region
Anigre is found throughout Africa, with commercial varieties coming mainly from the Ivory Coast. The wood was introduced, first from Tanzania, only in the late 1960s.
I just got a nice big piece of this wood and started to turn it into bottle toppers. It is a nice wood to turn and wods very well. The interior of the wood was soft and the threads I created to hold the topper on the mandrel and the stopper
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