Obeche Plywood

Obeche plywood is white and uniformed in color and can be easily stained to complement other hardwoods. Obeche plywood is often used for furniture components, especially drawer boxes.

Obeche is distributed through the Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, and Cameroon. The wood is nearly white to pale straw colored with no distinclion between sapwood and heartwood. The texture is moderately coarse and even. The grain is typically interlocked.

The wood is rated as nondurable and resistant to preservative treatment. Obeche works readily in all machining operations, but because of the low density of this wood, sharp knives are essential for the production of smooth surfaces.

Obeche plywood finishes well and glues readily.

Obeche Plywood Inventory