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Location:
Central America
Specific
Gravity:
0.96
Weight:
5.00 lb/bf, 960 kg/m3
Texture/Grain:
Medium, partly closed
Pattern:
Straight and wavy
Hardness:
Very Hard
Strength:
Strong
Tangential
Stability:
N/A
Radial
Stability:
N/A
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Working with Hand
Tools:
Difficult
Working with
Power Tools:
Difficult
Gluing:
Poor
Finishing:
Poor
Uses:
Pianos, musical instruments, billiard tables, turnings,
moldings, picture frames, veneer.
Comments:
Severely restricted supplies. Resists decay. Potential sensitizer.
Endangered. |
