MOKUREI COLLECTION / ORIGINAL PHOTOGRAPHMOKUREI STUDIO / SPECIMEN 003
Wenge
Millettia laurentii
Near-black and chocolate-brown bands that become more pronounced along the grain.
- Botanical family
- Fabaceae
- Average dry density
- 870 kg/m³ (≈12% MC)
- Janka hardness
- 1,930 lbf
- Native distribution
- Central Africa
- Grain & texture
- Coarse; usually straight with a strongly marked texture
Original photograph © Mokurei Studio · physical timber held in the studio collection. Identification supplied by the studio; reference properties are not individual sample measurements.
Material character
A high-contrast timber with open pores and a distinctly architectural, linear rhythm.
Notable applications
Interior joinery, flooring, furniture accents and contrasting instrument details.
Of particular interest
The pale sapwood can make a highly graphic transition when deliberately retained in a small object.
Workshop note
Open pores and brittle splinters require considered machining and surface preparation.
Wood identification is provided by the Mokurei Studio collection, not independently laboratory-verified. Technical figures are reference averages, not measurements of the photographed piece; they vary with provenance and moisture.