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Location:
South America
Specific
Gravity:
0.96
Weight:
5.00 lb/bf, 960 kg/m3
Texture/Grain:
Fine to medium, closed
Pattern:
Straight and irregular
Hardness:
Very Hard
Strength:
Very Strong
Tangential
Stability:
N/A
Radial
Stability:
N/A
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Working with Hand
Tools:
Difficult
Working with
Power Tools:
Difficult
Gluing:
Good
Finishing:
Excellent
Uses:
Cabinets, caskets, turnings, inlay, decorative items.
Comments:
Stable, but brittle. Wood is oily and fragrant. Extremely hard, will
blunt cutters and knives. Potential sensitizer. |
