Kevasinga Veneer
Kevasinga is a name given to rotary peeled Bubinga,
which is also known as Essingang, Ovang and Waka. It is found in Equatorial Africa
from Southeast Nigeria, through Cameroon and Gabon to the Congo region, occurring
in swampy or periodically inundated forests, and near river or lakeshores.
Kevasinga sapwood is generally white with a greyish cast, while the heartwood is pink, vivid red, or red-brown with red to purple streaks, becoming yellow or medium brown with a reddish tint upon exposure to air.
The grain of Kevasinga is typically straight, although it can be interlocked and highly figured, and fine pores, which often contain a reddish gum, are diffused throughout the wood. The texture is usually fine to moderately fine.
