Exotic Brazilian Wood Products
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Botanic Name: Dipteryx odorata 65 to 98 feet high tree found throughout the Amazon region. Wood usage: heavy construction, flooring, heavy carpentry, tool handles, ship's building, construction, bridges, posts, etc. Color Shade: brown Texture: medium to fine Grain: interlocked Density kg/m³: very heavy 1070 Janka Hardness: Pounds (kgf): 2950 (1339) Durability: very resistant Preservation: moderately easy |
*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.