Tiama

Red-brown tiame physically resembles mahogany and, like sapelli, sipo and khaya, is a great alternative. The difference is visible to specialists. The tiama, for instance, has marginal paremchy bands on the antler head and small bands at the cells. The quarter plane has only a small line pattern that comes from the interlocking wood grain. The wood from Ghana is said to be the most regular, with the most regular veinga. The tiama is increasingly less free of defects compared to the sipo and sapelli. It is also softer than other mahogany. Tiama is used for many applications such as furniture, veneer, stairs, flooring, plywood and shipbuilding.