SCIENTIFIC NAME: Swartzia fistuloides
ORIGIN: Mozambique
DESCRIPTION: African wood with pinkish and orange tones, showing the occasional brown or even black patch. Healthy knots of small size that produce very characteristic patterns. Density 1100 Kg/m3
RECOMENDATIONS: It is a very hard and lustrous wood, it doesn't take much to give it a nice finish. However, it has a very open pore, so it is essential to use a pore filler.
USE: Guitar backs and sides.