The Ipe product's Heartwood is light to dark olive brown often with lighter or darker streaks. Sapwood is clearly distinct, yellowish to light beige around 2-9cm. The texture is fine to medium; luster low to medium; grain straight to very irregular and rather oily looking.
Moisture Content
Bending Strength
Modulus of Elasticity
Maximum Crushing Strength
PSI
1,000 PSI
PSI
Green
22,560
2,920
10,350
Dry
25,360
3,140
13,010
This Tropical Exotic Hardwood product's Heartwood is salmon red to orange-brown when fresh, becoming russet to reddish brown when seasoned, often marked with dark streaks. Sapwood is usually wide, white, gray, or pinkish. The texture is medium to rather coarse, grain mostly interlocked with golden luster.
Moisture Content
Bending Strength
Modulus of Elasticity
Maximum Crushing Strength
PSI
1,000 PSI
PSI
Green
12,940
1,840
5,800
Dry
19,400
2,160
9,510
The Cumaru product's Heartwood is a beige brown with yellow or purplish pink tinge becoming red brown with age. Its sapwood is distinct, narrow, yellowish brown. The luster is rather low to medium with fine texture and its grain is interlocked.
Moisture Content
Bending Strength
Modulus of Elasticity
Maximum Crushing Strength
PSI
1,000 PSI
PSI
Green
19,290
2,690
9,020
Dry
27,270
3,303
13,720
The Rode Kabbes product's Heartwood is pink brown to red brown usually attractively figured with pale veins. Sapwood is distinct, yellow white. The texture of this Tropical Exotic Hardwood is coarse, luster low to medium; grain is straight or interlocked.
Moisture Content
Bending Strength
Modulus of Elasticity
Maximum Crushing Strength
PSI
1,000 PSI
PSI
Green
22,560
2,920
10,350
Dry
25,360
3,140
13,010
The Angelim Pedra product's Heartwood is yellow when fresh and darkening on exposure to an orange-brown to dark brown. The texture is coarse to very coarse; luster low to medium; grain is straight to strongly interlocked.
Moisture Content
Bending Strength
Modulus of Elasticity
Maximum Crushing Strength
PSI
1,000 PSI
PSI
Green
22,560
2,920
10,350
Dry
25,360
3,140
13,010
The Basralocus product's Heartwood is reddish brown gray to reddish or yellowish brown sharply demarcated from narrow brownish-white sapwood. The Texture is medium with unusual subsurface luster; grain is usually straight and somewhat interlocked. Vessels are prominent as long brown lines on side grain producing an attractive figure.
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