Exotic Brazilian Wood Products
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Botanic Name: Manilkara huberi 100 to 165 feet high tree found in the Amazon region. Wood usage: construction, ship's building, decks, flooring, stairways, furniture parts, doweling, etc. Color Shade: red Texture: fine Grain: Straight Density kg/m³: very heavy 1100 Janka Hardness: Pounds (kgf): 2890 (1192) Durability: very durable 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.