African Walnut(OOS)

Botanical Name (Lovoa trichilioides)
 

Although Lovoa trichilioides is commonly called “African Walnut,” it is not related to true walnuts in the Juglans genus, but is actually more closely related to Mahogany, being in the Meliaceae family, which contains both the Swietenia and Khaya genera, as well woods such as Spanish Cedar and Sapele. African Walnut also displays a ribbon-stripe figuring on quartersawn surfaces, similar to Sapele. Generally easy to work with both hand and machine tools, though care must be taken to avoid tearout when surfacing interlocked grain. Turns, glues, and finishes well.