Brazilian Hardwoods Types

Karri oak scientific name.

Brazilian hardwoods types.

Lacewood roupala brasiliensis country. Southwestern australia average dried weight. Brazilwood is also known as pernambuco to bow makers. Hawaiian woods acacia koa and others hawaiian islands usa holly american illex opaca country.

They named the tree pau brasil the term pau meaning wood and brasil meaning red ember like. Kingwood brazilian dalbergia cearencis brazil. Brazilian hardwoods are regarded as exotic hardwoods though the distinction between native and exotic woods is a bit dated and nativistic a domestic hardwood is defined as a wood hailing from north america u s. India ironwood memecylon umbellatum india.

Leadwood combretum schumanni country. When you choose us as your supplier you also benefit from affordable pricing and one one one customer service with someone who knows how to install and maintain this wonderful decking material. Lbf n estimated hardness based on specific gravity shrinkage. Various types all over the world.

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Some compare its strength to that of steel. Ipe is a hardwood from brazilian rainforests that has received lots of attention in the past couple of decades. We offer responsibly harvested rare wood wood tropical hardwoods rare wood lumber slabs and figured hardwoods of the amazon region in all grades from clear high grade instrument quality to huge rustic live sawn wood slabs. The top layer is wood and the rest commonly made up of plywood composite.

Despite its name this species is related to neither karri eucalyptus. Such a vigourous trade resulted from this wood that early sailors and merchants referred to the land itself as terra do brasil or simply the land of brazil and the name stuck. For one thing it s as hard or harder than nails it s been known to bend nails ipe is so dense that it often needs to be pre drilled before pieces are connected. Lbs ft3 kg m3 janka hardness.

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