Jatoba (Brazilian Cherry)
Jatoba (Brazilian Cherry): hardness, how it works, how much it moves, what it costs and what it is used for.
- Botanical name
- Hymenaea courbaril
- Type
- hardwood
- Region
- Central and South America
- Janka hardness (lbf)Side hardness as published by The Wood Database
- 2,690 lbf
- Colour
- orange-brown, darkens to red
- Workability
- hard
- MovementHow much it shrinks and swells with humidity
- moderate
- Price band
- mid
- Typical uses
- Flooring, furniture, tool handles
- Working notes
- Very hard and stiff; dulls blades; darkens quickly.
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