Jatoba wood database book

It is one of the hardest woods available for hardwood floors. Botanically, cuangare dialyanthera is closely related to banak, and the woods are so similar that they are generally mixed in the trade. Jatoba is a beautiful, rich, durable hardwood that will provide years of enjoyment. Im slowly grinding my way through roughly 800 wood species that have still yet to be listed on the site. Because of jatobas lower density, it essentially demonstrates more elasticity when theres a disparity between moisture levels of various faces. Its better than most of the other reference books i have. They make great butcher block table tops, furniture legs, turning squares, etc. If your interest in more of the details on how lumber is graded you read all about it in nhla rules book. Jatoba is commonly called brazilian cherry, mostly due to its reddish color. Jatoba is very similar to ovangkol in its appearance, but generally has a more pronounced figure. Straightgrained wood turns well, though the natural powdery yellow deposits can sometimes interfere with polishing or finishing the wood. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article.

Jatoba is a south american hardwood that is easy to machine and strong, with a moderately coarse texture and tight uniform grain. The ratio displayed here is for deformation along the radial axis caused by stress along the longitudinal axis. An excellent online database of a huge range of trees. It is usually book matched with the grain running along the 8 dimension. Wood that is split with a wedge will be stronger than that cut by a saw blade and is preferable for tonewood. Brazilian cherry is a species of cherry tree from south america. Woods known to have wood toxicity effects, arranged by trade name. Apr 14, 2015 we have had quite a few questions about jatoba,one of our most popular woods especially for flooring. Some of the finest tonewood comes from the us pacific nw and our guitar wood is handselected to be highly resonant, beautifully colored and figured to look and sound its best.

Also known as brazilian cherry especially for flooring. Standard a grade jatoba wood veneer commonly allows for some defects such as occasional pin knots and small grain deflections. The wood generally planes smoothly, but the grain can tearout on interlocked areas. As wood gets harder it will be more reflective how significant that reflection is in compared to a softer wood is a matter of a studio architects knowledge.

This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title jatoba. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Jatoba endgrain jatoba is a very dense hardwood, perfect for flooring and stairs, which is one of the reasons it has become so popular. Sep 01, 2017 jatoba was first imported to the united states from brazil about 20 years ago, and at the time the new exotic was popular among furniture makers. Maple is a type of tree belonging in the genus acer. Im working my way alphabetically by botanical name, so check out the latest added wood to see where im at in the queue. John k jordan some time ago i got a round of what i was told was jatoba. If you like the reddish tones of american cherry but would like something much harder, this is the stuff. Our paperbacked veneer sheets, raw wood veneer packs and edge banding tape provide a wide variety of options for your next woodworking project.

The wood of the courbaril tree, highly desirable for flooring and specialty uses because of its hardness. Leguminosae family jatoba hymenaea courbaril grows to an average height of 120 feet with diameters of 24 feet. Wood veneers are a great way to extend your wood projects for a fraction of the cost of solid wood. Sucupira, angelin, and paraangelim apply to species in four genera of legumes from south america.

Cherry, brazilianjatoba the online wfb resource book is the broadest database of all manufacturers, distributors, importerexporters, manufacturer reps and inspectors in the wood flooring industry. Many more tropical wood species and species groupings are being made available to u. It showed no color difference between heartwood and sapwood and the color is quite dark and similar to the last piece you show. Sucupira applies to bowdichia nitida from northern brazil, b. Tornillo has some of the largest pores of any commercial wood in the world.

Welcome to miller wood trade publications for proper viewing, please rotate your device. Ipe the wood database lumber identification hardwood. Thats because the cherry in the name refers not to the tree itself, but to the deep red color of its wood. Several species of hymenaea, including jatoba, produce usable copal resins. The main commercial supply of cuangare comes from colombia and ecuador. Please visit his site and support him by purchasing his book, posters and other cool things. Apr 21, 2016 an introduction to wood species, part 15. Jatoba hymenaea courbaril database file in the tropical. Jatoba wood lumbers other uses include handles and other applications where good shock resistance is needed, steambent parts, flooring, turnery, furniture and cabinet work, railroad crossties treenails, gear cogs, wheel rims, and other specialty items.

The research and analysis were carried out on scientific articles taken from the scopus database in. Difference between maple and cherry wood maple vs cherry. You could consider beech drum shells as another alternative to birch and maple. Furniture, turned objects, constructionutility wood, and paper pulpwood. A common use of janka hardness ratings is to determine whether a species is suitable for use as flooring. Jatoba 19x127 mm prime solid unfinished by woodtrend. The reputations of some hardwood timbers are huge and hard to surpass, often with good reason.

As a wood, maple is a white hardwood and is considered to have a very tight and even grain. A strong bark decoction or standard tincture diluted with water and a small amount of cider vinegar is used topically for skin or nail fungi or employed as a douche for yeast infections. Used for flooring, furniture, cabinetry, tool handles, shipbuilding, turned objects, and other small items. Tips and ideas for hand planing a 11,950 n board keeping.

American black cherry is widely used for paneling and as a veneer, burial caskets and other specialty items such as gunstocks, tobacco pipes, musical instruments, turnery, carvings, etc. This wood species is not listed in the cites appendices or on the iucn red list of threatened species. In wood cut by a saw blade, the wood fibers are cut short by the blade and do not run all the way through the piece of wood. She is a contributing editor for the woodworking network and has been writing the wood of the month column since its. However, jatoba glues, stains, turns, and finishes well. One wooden engraved guitar necklace pick personalised etsy. Bow woods from a mathematical perspective top ten hardest woods. Jatoba starts to lose some of its luster woodshop news. Beech wood is another hard dense wood that will produce very heavy drums. Jan 03, 2017 jatoba countable and uncountable, plural jatobas courbaril, a south american tree, hymenaea courbaril. Looking for a specific product or a distributor for a product. The tree is renowned for the sticky resinous gum it produces. The janka hardness test from the austrianborn emigrant gabriel janka, 18641932 measures the resistance of a sample of wood to denting and wear. Jatoba brazilian cherry hard, stable, and durable enough for both indoor and outdoor use by shannon rogers april 21, 2016.

Ive seen that ibanez uses jatoba as fretboard wood for some of their lower priced though not the cheapest to better medium priced bass guitars. Hymenaea courbaril is a noble, evergreen tree with massive spreading branches and a heavy, umbrellashaped crown. The application choices are endless with our wood slabs. The hymenaea genus comprises two dozen species of tall trees distributed in tropical parts of south america, mexico, and cuba. A superb book, very concise and well written, giving a wealth of information on 400 or more species including descriptions, habitat, cultivation details and plant uses. Specializing in brazilian cherry, santos mahogany, and other exotics direct from the manufacturer. Wood floor business magazine wood floor business magazine. A highly extensive website called the wood database contains detailed information on the appearance, availability, uses, pricing and technical properties for a very wide range of. Wood veneer specie pictures these are some of the veneer specie that we carry. Jatoba is considered difficult to work with on account of its density and hardness, and has a moderate blunting effect on tool cutters.

Brazilian cherry jatoba wood flooring ipe wood exotic. If the board contains a high amount of sapwood, jatoba is considered nondurable. Our jatoba fsccertified wood is available from stock. Some of these same chemicals occuring in both plants such as copalic acid, deltacadinene, caryophyllene and alphahumulene have shown to exhibit significant antiinflammatory, antibacterial. Jatoba brazilian copal is a large canopy tree, native to parts of the amazon rainforest and tropical central america. Part i contains cryptic singlesheet descriptions of tree and timber. The reason is that in split wood, the wood fibers run all the way through the piece. Brazilian cherry jatoba furniture squares coming off the line at our brazil factory today. To request information about a specific listing, check the box in the table below. Although severe reactions are quite uncommon, tatajuba has been reported to cause skin irritation. What is the best wood for drum shells the new drummer. Considering all of that, it seems jatoba actually wins out in this category. Jatoba is native to areas including central america, southern mexico, northern south america, and the west indies.

Birch stains and finishes easily, due to its closed pored structure. Identifying and using hundreds of woods worldwide by eric meier 20151010 by isbn. Flooring, furniture, cabinetry, tool handles, shipbuilding. Maple and cherry wood are two different types of wood. These arent a normal item for us so we are selling them cheap. Jatoba is best knon as brazilian cherry in the hardwood flooring industry. This wood will be used as a substitute for now scarce koa since its grain and color is very similar. Other uses include handles and other applications where good shock resistance is needed, steambent parts, flooring, turnery, furniture and cabinet work, railroad crossties treenails, gear cogs, wheel rims, and other specialty items. A beautiful wood to look at and work with, and sold at a reasonable price. Eric has given us permission to share many of his descriptions on our site. The woodworkers resource for practical information and research for all things wood. When reading about the properties of this wood, this makes perfect sense to me. Brazilian cherry, wood types, cedar trees, woodwind instrument, types of wood. As a craftwood it cuts,stains and sands beautifully, which makes it a hobby wood of choice.

International wood 20 by bedford falls communications issuu. Because of its hardness, jatoba can be used for many things including furniture, tool handles and flooring. We have the largest selection of rare hardwoods from around the world. A highly extensive website called the wood database contains. Also, ipe can be difficult to glue properly, and surface preparation prior to gluing is recommended. Piglets big movie 2003 the movie database tmdb lebanese the real seed company cannabis strain info grant woods window masterpiece on display during cedar. Laboratory evaluations have rated jatoba as very resistant to brownrot, whiterot fungi, and dry wood termites. Wood veneer specification options we will send a few samples to you free of charge. Jatoba wood lumber is best known as brazilian cherry lumber in the hardwood flooring industry.

Lumber exotic lumber jatoba lumber global wood source. At the base of the jatoba tree an orange, sticky, resinous gum collects, usually underground however, the bark also produces smaller amounts. It is an extremely hard wood with an appealing soft red colour. Given the differences in colors of your examples i. The online wfb resource book is the broadest database of all manufacturers, distributors, importerexporters, manufacturer reps and inspectors in the wood flooring industry. It contains the physical properties and illustrations of more than 150 commercial species, reproduced from the popular trada red books and wood information. The planting of the jatoba tree mixed with perennial species represents a crucial tool for forest deployment and management because the species is not. The introductory chapters about wood structure, etc, are really good. Regardless of whether you use the name jatoba or brazilian cherry, this exotic hardwood is a great choice for flooring, furniture, cabinets, joinery and many other applications. See the articles wood allergies and toxicity and wood dust safety for more information. The periodic table of wood poster the wood database. A great place to find descriptions of the woods we turn is the wood database a site which is run by eric meier. The wood is difficult to cut so it is most often found as a veneer. In the retail market, jatoba is most often referred to as brazilian cherry.

No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options. The pics above seem to show the result of a not quite sharp enough tool meeting the interlocking grain, with its tendency to chip. It is better known for its hard wood, prized by carpenters, its fruit called stinging toe, oddly enough, though the scent is not so offputting to those in the cultures that use it, and its copal resin, called anime. Only the highest grade products available, at direct prices. Chemical analysis of jatoba shows that it is rich in biologically active compounds including diterpenes, sesquiterpenes, flavonoids, and oligosaccharides. Ipe also has a pronounced blunting effect on cutting edges. Unfollow jatoba wood to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. Each one of our slabs can be crafted into furniture, table tops, counters and much more.

Hymenaea courbaril west indian locust pfaf plant database. In fact often it is used as a substitute for maple. See more ideas about brazilian cherry, hardwood floors and flooring. Jatoba wood is used for a wide range of applications, such as flooring and window framing. Chemists have the periodic table of the elements, now woodworkers have something of their own. It is well suited for hightraffic applications but is also equally at home in any private residence. For comparison, douglas fir measures 660 lbf, white oak 60 lbf, and brazilian walnut 3800 lbf on the janka scale. We have over 250 species of woods and more than 9,000 handcurated selections offering hobbiests, craftworkers and designers countless options to match any project or style. Data comes from the wood database, except for, poissons ratio, which comes from the forest product laboratory, united states forest service, united states department of agriculture. Bloodwood the wood database lumber identification hardwood. This wood species is not listed in the cites appendices, and is reported by the iucn as being a species of least concern. It can have deep red, reddish brown and burgundy tones. It is one of the applications in cirads wood database, which combines the technological characteristics of.

Woods known to have wood toxicity effects, arranged by botanical name. Jatoba the wood database lumber identification hardwood. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. This is a list of woods, most commonly used in the timber and lumber trade. Onehalf to one cup bark decoction times daily or ml of a 4. For a given variety of wood, the wood database has images of the wood grain in various stages of preparation sanded, sealed, endgrain. Jatoba hardwood, ltd providing high quality exotic.

Brazilian cherry flooring makes any home look spectacular. Jatoba is not related to the species known as cherry. Identifying and using hundreds of woods worldwide by. That elasticity allows jatoba to exhibit less cupping when exposed to the elements.

They are made for playing, to be a gift or decoration too. Hymenaea courbaril is an evergreen tree growing to 30 m 98ft by 28 m 91ft at a slow rate. Oak wood makes great drums, however due to the rarity of oak and how difficult it is to work with, oak drums will be significantly more expensive, and in then end, you may never find one. How to finish jatoba wood jatoba wood is also known as brazilian cherry. Getting nice curls of wood is going to be a bit of a challenge. View listing in import import supplier gulfport, ms. The right choice of guitar wood will effect the tonal qualities, amplitude, weight, stability, playability and appearance of your next guitar. Both are quite hard as compared to other woods and both are specifically used for certain. Through subsequent years, the reddishbrown heartwood with an occasional golden luster has become a commodity wood, most often used for flooring. Jatoba also tends to be difficult to plane without tearout due to its interlocking grain. Over 100 fullpage wood profiles over 100 halfpage wood profiles data on over 150 related species. Due to its reddish colour it became know as brazilian cherry even though it has no botanical relationship to the north american and european cherries prunus sp. The phytochemical makeup of jatoba is very similar to another resinproducing rainforest tree, copaiba, which is also featured in this book. Its a perfect present for your friend who loves music.

For comparison, douglas fir measures 660 lbf 2,900 n, white oak 1,360 lbf 6,000 n, and brazilian walnut 3,800 lbf 17,000 n on the janka scale. Pdf management of brazilian hardwood species jatoba and. Its strength makes it a great floor for high traffic areas. When aged, the wood is deep and rich in color, which is one of its most desirable qualities.

Not really cherry its also known as brazilian cherry wood, but jatoba wood should never be confused with the more familiar species that marks our gardens here in north america. Maple wood is available as hard and soft maple wood. Over 125% harder that red oak, jatoba has shock resistant qualities similar to ash and hickory. Hymenaea courbaril brazil found in central and south america, this wood is very hard and strong. Eric meier, who ownsruns the wood database web site has now published a really good wood book, called wood.