Bloodwood - Rough Cut Lumber
Bloodwood - Rough Cut Lumber - 4/4 is backordered and will ship as soon as it is back in stock.
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Description
Description
Bloodwood – Rough Cut Lumber
Scientific name : Brosimum rubescens
Distribution : Tropical South America
Average Weight: 66 lbs/ft3 (1,050 kg/m3)
Common Uses: Carvings, inlays, furniture, guitars, knife handles, and turned objects
Color/Appearance: Heartwood is a bright, vivid red. Color can darken to a darker brownish red over time with exposure to light. Well defined sapwood is a pale yellowish color, though given the typically large trunk diameters, it’s seldom seen or included in imported lumber
Shrinkage:
Radial: 4.6%
Tangential: 7%
Volumetric: 11.7%
T/R Ratio: 1.5
Workability: Bloodwood is extremely dense, and has a pronounced blunting effect on cutters. The wood tends to be brittle and can splinter easily while being worked.
Density: Janka Hardness: 2,900 lbf - For comparison: White Pine 420 lbf – Yellow Birch 1,260 lbf