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Exotic Brazilian Wood Products

FREIJÓ
	Botanic Name: Cordia goeldinana 33 to 65 feet high tree found in the Amazon region, especially in the state of Pará. Wood usage: construction, ship's building, decorative paneling, furniture, butt of shot-guns, etc. Color Shade: brown Texture: medium to coarse Grain: straight Density kg/m³: heavy 850 Janka Hardness: Pounds (kgf): 884 (401) Durability: moderate to good durability Preservation: moderately easy

FREIJÓ

Botanic Name: Cordia goeldinana

33 to 65 feet high tree found in the Amazon region, especially in the state of Pará. Wood usage: construction, ship's building, decorative paneling, furniture, butt of shot-guns, etc.

Color Shade: brown

Texture: medium to coarse

Grain: straight

Density kg/m³: heavy 850

Janka Hardness: Pounds (kgf): 884 (401)

Durability: moderate to good durability

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.