Brazilian Cherry

[indian george]

Has anyone use this type of wood? I never heard of it, a friend gave me a chunck, it seems to be quite hard, it look like padauk in it rough form.

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INDIAN GEORGE
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[Possum]

Howdy There....!
I have been wondering the same thing....!
Had a friend that works for a company that builds stairway and he brought me some of the brazilian cherry. I made him a knife with a piece of it for the handle material. It is hard and works well. I did wear a mask while working it, wasn't exactly sure what it may do to me. It sure did finish out great and seems to hold up well also. Give it a try. Good luck....!
"Possum"

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Thomas Clegg

 

[richard rosvall]

I checked a few of my favorite on-line sites for hardwoods and couldn't find this one. Got any pictures?

 

[richard rosvall]

Did a little more searching. www.exoticwoods.com says Brazilian cherry is also known as Jatoba. www.eisenbran sells this wood for $7.75 per board foot. Still can't find any pictures.

 

[RDomina]

Here's a scan of some scrap Brazilian Cherry flooring.Just finished installing a couple thousand sq.ft. of it not long ago.
http://albums.photopoint.com/j/View?u=926098&a=6762683&p=28767750&Sequence=0&res=high

It's kinda big(900k)sorry.

Ray

 

[indian george]

Ray: Does it turn darker with age?

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[RDomina]

Yes it does,it will darken to a deep rich red color.There's also a much wider range of color to begin with.Some pieces can be almost a dark purple others much lighter.The pieces in the pic are about midrange in starting color.They haven"t darkened any yet.

Ray