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Airhead

I think Sapele is one of the types of redwood that gets distributed through timber merchants. The wood I've heard of being popular in eastern europe for window construction is different but I never seem to get the name into my head.

Some of the best redwood I've bought recently was from a branch of Selco.

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horsee1 in reply to @Airhead

Sapele is what is sold instead of mahogany, it is a bit red in colour but it's not a type of pine. (redwood)

You often see Sapele being used as the cill and rest of frame and casements made from softwood/redwood/pine species.

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Sharkstar in reply to @horsee1

The guy who came to fix our windows a couple of years ago referred to the sapele cills as redwood. It's reddish, and it's wood, so there is that. The cills haven't held up well over the years. I wonder whether an actual redwood might have lasted longer, with its higher resin content.

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