1、Description
South American rosewood is also called Jatoba and Jatoba, belonging to the genus Jatoba, so South American rosewood is not a mahogany species, not rosewood. South American rosewood is mainly grown in the Amazon River Basin in South America, such as Brazil, Paraguay, and Suriname. It is one of the most famous species in South America. At present, the Amazon virgin forest in the Amazon River Basin in northern Brazil is the main production area.
The heartwood is light brown to orange-red-brown. The difference between the heartwood on the edge is obvious. The wood is shiny, oily and sexy, no special smell, heavy and hard material, medium structure, slightly uniform, interlaced and beautiful texture, corrosion resistance, moth resistance, toughness, good dimensional stability.
2、Performance
Sawing: Difficult and requires more power.
Drying: slow drying, difficult to dry
Planing: slightly difficult
Gluing: easy
Post-processing: good
Veneer: good slicing performance, difficult to peel due to hard material
Corrosion resistance: medium to very good
Termite resistance: very good.
3、Use
Indoor and outdoor joinery, marine engineering, high-end furniture, cabinets, floors, stairs, decorative veneers, car rotating parts, curved wood products, etc.
South American rosewood
South American rosewood
South American rosewood
South American rosewood
South American rosewood
South American rosewood