Exotic Brazilian Wood Products

 
ROSEWOOD / JACARANDÁ

Botanic Name: Dalbergia spruciana

Its tree is found in the States of Amazonas, Pará and Amapá. Wood usage: fine furniture, decorative lining, wooden products, doweling, cutlery, etc.

Color Shade: brown

Texture: fine to medium

Grain: straight

Density kg/m³: heavy 1100

Janka Hardness: Pounds (kgf): 2206 (1003)

Durability: Very durable

Preservation: Very 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.