Chanfuta
- Common Name(s): Chanfuta, pod mahogany
- Scientific Name: Afzelia quanzensis
- Distribution: Eastern Africa to South Africa
- Tree Size: 66-82 ft (20-25 m) tall, 2-4 ft (.6-1.2 m) trunk diameter
- Average Dried Weight: 52.1 lbs/ft3 (835 kg/m3)
- Specific Gravity (Basic, 12% MC): .70, .84
- Janka Hardness: 1,850 lbf (8,230 N)
- Modulus of Rupture: 15,810 lbf/in2 (109.0 MPa)
- Elastic Modulus: 1,704,000 lbf/in2 (11.75 GPa)
- Crushing Strength: 9,570 lbf/in2 (66.0 MPa)
- Shrinkage: Radial: 3.3%, Tangential: 4.8%, Volumetric: 8.2%, T/R Ratio: 1.5
- Color/Appearance: Heartwood is golden to reddish brown. Well defined sapwood is a pale yellowish white. Color tends to darken with age.
- Grain/Texture: Grain is interlocked with a uniform medium to coarse texture; naturally lustrous.
- Rot Resistance: Rated as very durable. Moderately resistant to termites, and variously resistant/susceptible to other insect attacks—though with good resistance to marine borers.
- Odor: No characteristic odor.
- Common Uses: Furniture, cabinetry, veneer, flooring, docks, boatbuilding, exterior millwork and construction, turned objects, inlays, and other small specialty wood items.
- Comments: Sometimes marketed with an alternate spelling “chamfuta”—this Afzelia species shares the same properties that make the other woods in the genus so popular. Namely, excellent dimensional stability, and excellent rot resistance. The wood also has a mahogany-like appearance, and is sometimes called pod mahogany (or even Rhodesian mahogany)
