Exotic Brazilian Wood Products
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| VIROLA (FROM HIGHLANDS) | |
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Botanic Name: Virola duckei 80 to 115 feet high tree found from the Amazon region to the Northeast of Brazil. Wood usage: plywood, paneling, skirting, furniture parts, matches, crates and boxes, carpentry, etc. Color Shade: light Texture: medium Grain: straight Density kg/m³: light 533 Janka Hardness: Pounds (kgf): 839 (380) Durability: moderately 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.