Exotic Brazilian Wood Products
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Botanic Name: Mezilaurus Itauba 65 to 130 feet high tree found in the Amazon region. Wood usage: construction, ship's building, bridges, decking, flooring, furniture, etc. Color Shade: brown Texture: fine to medium Grain: straight to interlocked Density kg/m³: heavy (855) Janka Hardness: Pounds (kgf): 1832 (831) Durability: very resistant Preservation: difficult |
*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.