Ipe
Ipe: hardness, how it works, how much it moves, what it costs and what it is used for.
- Botanical name
- Handroanthus spp.
- Type
- hardwood
- Region
- Central and South America
- Janka hardness (lbf)Side hardness as published by The Wood Database
- 3,510 lbf
- Colour
- olive brown to dark brown
- Workability
- hard
- MovementHow much it shrinks and swells with humidity
- low
- Price band
- high
- Typical uses
- Decking, outdoor furniture, docks
- Working notes
- Extremely hard and dense; sinks in water; pre-drill everything; hard on tools.
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