Jacaranda pardo (Machaerium villosum)
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Common names: Jacaranda amarello, Jacaranda do cerrado, Jacaranda do mato, Jacaranda escuro, Jacaranda pardo, Jacaranda paulista, Jacaranda pedra, Jacaranda roxo
Distributed in: Brazil (Latin America)
Distribution overview: Brazil (Goia Minas Gerais, Parana Sao Paulo). A specis of dry highland forest, sometimes also cerrado, occurring on both poor and fertile soils.
Common uses: Cabinetmaking, Decorative veneer, Furniture , Interior trim, Marquetry, Paneling , Veneer, Woodenware
Environment profile: Abundant/Secure
The conservation status of this species within its natural growth range has not been officially assessed
Tree size: Trunk diameter is 150-200 cm
Colors: the heart isRed, Yellowand the sapwoodWhite, Yellow.The grain isStraight, the textureMediumand the lusterMedium
Natural durability: Perishable, Susceptible to insect attack
Odor: No specific smell or taste
Kiln Drying Rate: Rapid
Drying Defects: Prone to checking , Splitting
Ease of Drying: Slowly
Blunting Effect: Little
Dulling of cutting edges is rather severe
Boring: Fairly easy to very easy
Carving: Fairly Easy to Very Easy
Cutting Resistance: Easy to saw
Gluing: Fairly Easy to Very Easy
Mortising: Very Good to Excellent
Moulding: Very Good to Excellent
Movement in Service: Very Good to Excellent
Nailing: Fair to Good , Fairly Easy to Very Easy
Planing: Very Good to Excellent
Resistance to Impregnation: Resistant sapwood
Response to hand tools: Responds Readily
Routing recessing: Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult
Sanding: Fairly Easy to Very Easy
Steam bending: Unsuitable
Screwing: Fairly Easy to Very Easy, Very Good to Excellent Results; Turning: Very Good to Excellent Results
Painting: Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult
; Polishing: Poor to Very Poor; Staining: Very Good to Excellent; Varnishing: Very Good to Excellent;
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