Workability: Easy to glue, and takes stain and finishes very well. Rot Resistance:Good rot resistance: frequently used in boatbuilding applications. Grain/Texture:Has medium-to-large pores and a fairly coarse grain. Shrinkage:Radial: 4.6%, Tangential: 8.4%, Volumetric: 13.0%, T/R Ratio: 1.8Ĭolor/Appearance: Has a light to medium brown color, though there can be a fair amount of variation in color. *Values most likely very similar to White Oak In English, French, German, and Spanish.Tree Size: 65-85 ft (20-25 m) tall, 3-4 ft (1-1.2 m) trunk diameterĪverage Dried Weight:50 lbs/ft 3 (800 kg/m 3) CITESwoodID: descriptions, illustrations, identification, and information retrieval. Richter, H.G., Gembruch, K., and Koch, G. The water extract from brazilwood will fluoresce a bright yellow, while chakte viga’s water extract fluorescence will be very faint. However, the two can be separated on the basis of water extract fluorescence. Lookalikes/Substitutes: Brazilwood looks very similar to chakte viga (Coulteria platyloba), and the two species were both formerly classified in the Caesalpinia genus. Rays : narrow width, normal spacing sometimes storied Parenchyma : vasicentric, lozenge, confluent, and banded (marginal) Vessels : medium to large, few to moderately numerous Woods with physical, mechanical and acoustic properties similar to those of Caesalpinia echinata have high … Continue reading it was found that only ipe (Handroanthus sp.) produced bows of acceptable quality as a substitute.Īrrangement : solitary and radial multiples In a study of six other promising South American hardwoods, Longui, E.
Efforts to preserve the trees were organized even before its official listing as an endangered species in 2007. With trees already at historically depleted levels from the exploitation for its dye wood, today’s global demand for violin bows have continued to push the species to dangerously low levels. Such a vigorous trade resulted from this wood that early sailors and merchants referred to the land itself as Terra do Brasil, or ‘Land of Brazil,’ and the name stuck.īrazilwood is also known as pernambuco to bow-makers. They named the tree pau brasil (the term pau meaning wood, and brasil meaning red or ember-like). When Portuguese ships discovered the trees on the coast of South America in the sixteenth century, they found that the wood yielded a water-soluble red dye which made for a very valuable and lucrative trading commodity. John Hemming, Red Gold: The Conquest of the Brazilian Indians, 1500–1760 (Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1978), 8. It is listed as endangered due to a population reduction of over 50% in the past three generations, caused by a decline in its natural range, and exploitation.Ĭommon Uses: Stringed instrument bows (violin, viola, cello, etc.), veneers, inlay, carvings, and turned objects.Ĭomments: Perhaps the only wood that was so famous, it was responsible for the naming of an entire nation. Sustainability: This wood species is in CITES Appendix II, and is on the IUCN Red List. Prices are likely to be very high, and from dubious sources. Pricing/Availability: Unfortunately, brazilwood has been exploited in centuries past, and is now listed as an endangered species, with international trade being tightly restricted. See the articles Wood Allergies and Toxicity and Wood Dust Safety for more information.
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Turns, glues, and finishes well.Īllergies/Toxicity: Although severe reactions are quite uncommon, brazilwood has been reported to cause skin irritation, as well as a number of other effects, such as headache, nausea, swelling skin, and blisters. Workability: Despite its high density, brazilwood has good workability, though interlocked grain can result in tearout during surfacing operations. Rot Resistance: Brazilwood is rated as very durable regarding decay resistance. Grain/Texture: Grain is straight or occasionally interlocked fine, even texture with good natural luster. Reported to hold its orange color better than African padauk (Pterocarpus soyauxii). Whitish yellow sapwood is clearly demarcated from heartwood. Color/Appearance: Heartwood is yellowish orange, sometimes darker reddish brown.
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