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Location:
Central America
Specific
Gravity: 1.10
Weight:
5.73 lb/bf, 1100 kg/m3
Texture/Grain:
Medium, partly open
Pattern:
Interlocked
Hardness:
Very Hard
Strength:
Very Strong
Tangential
Stability:
5.7%
Radial
Stability:
2.9%
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Working with Hand
Tools:
Difficult
Working with
Power Tools:
Moderate
Gluing:
Poor
Finishing:
Good
Uses:
Tool handles, knife handles, turnings, inlay, wooden jewelry.
Comments:
Dulls cutting edges, may react with some oil-based lacquer
finishes, resistant to decay. Potential irritant. Endangered. |
