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Sapele Hardwood Board – 63mm Thickness
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Sapele Hardwood Board – 63mm Thickness

Price range: £23.33 through £122.08

Sapele hardwood boards are a premium reddish-brown timber with a distinctive ribbon-striped figure and excellent finishing qualities. Strong, versatile and attractive, Sapele is ideal for furniture, cabinetry, joinery, doors, shopfitting, panelling and flooring, and it machines, glues and polishes to a high-quality finish.
Sapele is moderately durable and suitable for a wide range of interior applications, as well as selected exterior joinery when correctly detailed and finished.

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Sapele Hardwood Boards

Sapele is a high-quality African hardwood prized for its rich reddish-brown colour, attractive grain figure and wide range of joinery and furniture applications. The heartwood typically ranges from medium to dark reddish-brown and is especially valued for the decorative ribbon stripe that appears on quarter-sawn surfaces.

Depending on the cut of the timber, Sapele can also display attractive figured effects, including mottled, wavy or fiddleback figure, making it a popular choice where appearance matters as much as performance. Its grain is usually interlocked or wavy, and the texture is fairly fine, giving it an elegant and refined look once machined and finished.

Sapele offers a strong balance of durability, appearance and workability, which is why it is widely used in both traditional and contemporary woodworking projects.

Key characteristics

  • Medium to dark reddish-brown heartwood
  • Attractive ribbon-striped figure on quartered boards
  • Interlocked or wavy grain
  • Fairly fine, even texture
  • Strong and versatile hardwood
  • Works well with hand and machine tools
  • Nails, screws and glues well
  • Takes a very good polished finish
  • Suitable for furniture, joinery and decorative applications
  • Moderately durable heartwood

Typical uses

Sapele hardwood boards are suitable for:

  • Quality furniture making
  • Cabinetmaking
  • Interior joinery
  • Solid doors and door components
  • Shopfitting and office furniture
  • Wall panelling and mouldings
  • Countertops and work surfaces
  • Flooring
  • Boatbuilding and marine joinery
  • Decorative veneers and specialist woodworking projects

Working properties

Sapele works well with both hand tools and woodworking machinery and is generally considered a reliable timber to machine. Because the grain is often interlocked, it can sometimes affect planing and machining quality, so sharp cutters and careful preparation are recommended to achieve the best result.

The timber:

  • Machines well in most applications
  • Nails and screws satisfactorily
  • Glues well
  • Sands and finishes to a very high standard
  • Produces an excellent polished finish

Extra care may be needed when staining to ensure an even appearance, particularly on figured or interlocked-grain boards.

Durability and exterior use

Sapele is classed as moderately durable, making it suitable for many interior applications and selected exterior joinery where the timber is properly detailed, protected and maintained.

It is often chosen for doors, joinery and other projects where a hardwood with a refined appearance and reasonable durability is required. For exterior use, suitable finishing and ongoing maintenance will help preserve appearance and performance.

The sapwood is less durable than the heartwood and can be more vulnerable to insect attack, so this should be taken into account where relevant.

Seasoning and movement

Sapele dries fairly quickly, but it has a tendency to distort during seasoning if not handled correctly. As with all hardwoods, boards should be stored flat, supported properly and protected from rapid changes in moisture and temperature.

Once seasoned, Sapele has medium movement in service, making it suitable for many joinery and furniture applications when correctly prepared and installed.

Appearance and finishing

One of Sapele’s main attractions is its decorative appearance. Quarter-sawn boards can show a striking ribbon figure, while other cuts may reveal wavy or more dramatic figuring. This makes Sapele an excellent choice for projects where the timber itself is intended to be part of the visual appeal.

It responds particularly well to:

  • Clear finishes
  • Oils
  • Waxes
  • Stains
  • Polishing systems

A well-prepared Sapele board can achieve a rich, elegant finish that enhances its natural depth and colour.

Natural timber variation

Sapele is a natural hardwood, so each board will vary in colour, grain, figure and texture. Some boards may appear straighter and more uniform, while others may show stronger ribbon stripe, wavy grain or other decorative figuring.

Natural features may include:

  • Colour variation from medium to dark reddish-brown
  • Ribbon stripe on quartered boards
  • Wavy or interlocked grain
  • Figured areas
  • Small natural markings
  • Minor surface checks or end splits

Product photographs and swatches should be treated as representative of the species rather than an exact match for every board supplied. These natural variations are part of the character and appeal of genuine Sapele hardwood.

Specification

Length

14 feet/ 4.25m, 7 feet 10 inch / 2.4m, 7 feet 6 ½ inches/ 2.3m
Width

100mm, 120mm, 130mm, 140mm, 150mm, 160mm, 170mm, 180mm, 190mm, 200mm, 210mm, 220mm, 230mm, 240mm, 250mm, 260mm, 270mm, 280mm, 300mm

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Delivery Policy

We will endeavour to deliver your items as soon as possible. Items on backorder are not held in stock and can sometimes mean a delay to your delivery.

Introduction

W Burton & Sons is pleased to offer a comprehensive delivery service from our two depots in Bramshall, Uttoxeter and Threapwood near Cheadle in Staffordshire. Small items can de delivered to most UK addresses with dispatch within 24 hours via courier. This is fixed at £15+VAT. With our fleet of HIABB equipped trucks and vans we can now delivery more of your bulky items such as gates, decking, fencing and sleepers and much more to more postcodes across the Midlands, and beyond. We have recently reviewed our shipping charges with many being reduced. Our shipping calculator uses your delivery postcode to work out the costs to ship to you. Please use this to work out the exact amount for your order. We can also use What 3 Words to determine your exact location for your delivery. Our drivers are able to use your What3Words address to deliver your order to you. Please enter this too on the Checkout page.

General Delivery

Delivery slots are available Monday-Friday (excluding bank holidays). Saturday delivery can be arranged at extra cost, however please contact our team on 01538 753184 to discuss further. If you are unable to complete your order online and would like to place a sizeable order please call our sales office on 01538 753184 as alternative delivery options may be available. We will make every effort to deliver on the agreed date, but if for any reason we are unable to deliver then there will be no liability whether in damages or otherwise for delay of whole or any part of the goods ordered arising from any cause whatsoever. Delivery by the company shall be conditional upon access free from encumbrances and good roads being available to the delivery vehicles to the place of delivery. The company will not accept any liability for damages to property caused during delivery. If the company, or its agent cannot gain access to the delivery address then additional costs may be incurred. Deliveries are made using large vehicles and it is the customers responsibility to inform the company if there may be an access problem. This above action must be completed before 2.00 pm on the day prior to delivery. E-mail confirmation of orders also request the customer to contact the company if a delivery problem may occur. A list of likely problems are also enclosed on the e-mail confirmation. Some delivery vehicles use tail lift offloading, and others HIAB lifts and it must be emphasised that the delivery vehicle must be able to park in an area where the delivery is to be made. A pallet trolley may then used to manoeuvre the products off the tail lift to the kerbside delivery point, the trolley can only be manoeuvred on a smooth level surface such as concrete, tarmac or paving (not gravel). The customer, or somebody appointed by the customer, should be at the delivery point to accept the delivery. The company will confirm the outcome by e-mail. In such cases that delivery, in the opinion of the company is not possible, then the company reserves the right to cancel the order.

Small Item or Bulky/Large Item Delivery

Unfortunately, we are not able to offer a nationwide delivery service on our bulky items, however if you would like to place a sizeable order please call our sales office on 01538 753184 as alternative delivery options may be available. We endeavour to post out your small goods the next working day; however in busy periods this can take a little longer. UK Orders (other than local) Standard UK delivery for small items is £15+VAT. Smaller items are posted using a national courier service. Bulky or Large Item Delivery We offer Standard and Express Delivery to postcodes within 100 miles from our Bramshall depot. Bulky or multiple items delivery is FROM £11+VAT. Standard Delivery aims to deliver to you within 3-7 working days from the date of order being placed. Express Delivery aims to deliver within 1-2 clear working days from date of order being placed. These do not include Weekends and are subject to items being in stock. Please add any relevant information in the Notes to your order. Please use the shipping calculator on the Checkout and Cart pages to work out your charges to your area. If Standard shipping isn’t available to your postcode we offer FREE Click and collect at either of our depots or we can quote for a courier service. Please call the sales team to arrange alternative shipping if required.

International Orders

We do not at this time deliver outside the UK but please contact us for special orders.

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