Okoume in Real Light
Product, yard and factory photos on this page were taken by our team or our yards' crews — no renders. The applications strip at the end shows typical end uses of the species.
Section 1 · Yard & log landing
Where it sits before it ships
Log landing
Fresh-cut round logs — pale pink-brown heartwood at the origin yard.
Cant stack
Square-edged cants chalk-marked by size, stacked for breakdown.
KD stack, yard
A kiln-dried stack waiting its booking.
25 mm run
KD okoume lumber, 25 mm — the face-panel and light joinery thickness.
38 mm stack
Stocked, stickered and strapped for container loading.
50 mm boards
Millwork and component blanks off this stack.
End-grain view
Surface, edge and moisture condition before sealing.
75 mm run
Heavier sections for blanks and structural light work.
Section 2 · Sawmill
Where it is sawn and dried
On the line
Fresh logs entering the sawing line — bark on, heartwood already showing.
Into the kiln
Boards stacked on stickers and rolled into an aluminium drying kiln.
Grade & sort
Boards sorted by grade and thickness before strapping.
Packed, sized, chalked
Finished packs strapped and chalk-marked with size counts.
Section 3 · Container loading
How it leaves
Section 4 · Applications
What buyers make from it
Veneer-faced cabinetry
Rotary-cut okoume veneer as a decorative face over a panel core.
Furniture stock
Lightweight frames and components machined from okoume lumber.
Interior lining
Ceiling and wall boards where weight per cubic metre is money.
Typical end uses of the species — the yard, product and loading photos above are ours. What each species property buys you is worked through in the okoume buyer's guide.
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