Exotic Brazilian Wood Products
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Botanic Name: Astronium lecontei 50 to 80 feet high tree found in the Amazon region, and from the Southeast to the South of Brazil. Wood usage: constructions, decorative paneling, furniture, doweling, crates, fine furniture, flooring, etc. Color Shade: brown Texture: fine Grain: straight to interlocked Density kg/m³: heavy 880 Janka Hardness: Pounds (kgf): 1965 (891) Durability: very durable 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.