Ekki Wood

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thewoodlands

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This is a small piece of Ekki Wood that was given to me, high btu's.

Edit: Ekki is classified as "exceptionally heavy" with a weight that averages 65 pounds per cubic foot. It is considered by many to be one of the most durable of all the African woods.




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Looks extremely dense.... Where is that native to somewhere in the rain forest ?
 
shawneyboy said:
Looks extremely dense.... Where is that native to somewhere in the rain forest ?

I think Africa.


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65 lbs/cuft I believe is similar to the density of those compressed-sawdust brick products (ala biobricks, etc). Wouldn't mind having a cord of that stuff!
 
kinda neat, what are you gonna do with it?
 
The wood was popular for decking, I think it may have a high mineral content which means hard on chains.
 
Danno77 said:
kinda neat, what are you gonna do with it?
I'm not sure, but I won't burn it. ;-)


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