Uploaded June 2012 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago
Found this nice piece of quilted sapele in my shop. Sapele comes from a tall straight tree that grows in the Congo in Africa. It has some similar characteristics as mahogany, and often has striped grain when quarter sawn. I usually come across curly grain out of every 1000 boards or so.
Found this nice piece of quilted sapele in my shop. Sapele comes from a tall straight tree that grows in the Congo in Africa. It has some similar characteristics as mahogany, and often has striped grain when quarter sawn. I usually come across curly grain out of every 1000 boards or so.










