Exotic Brazilian Wood Products

 
CEDAR / CEDRO

Botanic Name: Cedrella odorata

82 to 115 feet high tree found throughout the country, except in Brazil's central and dry region. Wood usage: plywood, furniture, paneling, lining, etc.

Color Shade: light

Texture: medium

Grain: straight

Density kg/m³: light 660

Janka Hardness: Pounds (kgf): 708 (322)

Durability: moderately easy

Preservation: ---

*Janka Hardness is the measure resulting from the pressure over a metal sphere of 0,444 inches in diameter so that it sinks up to half its diameter in the wood. It is thus a measure of the wood's resistance.