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| Wood Information |
| Bloodwood, or Satine; (Brosimum paraense, family Moraceae; related to Mulberry tree) There are several unrelated species from Mexico, Australia, and Africa that are called Bloodwood or Bloodwood trees. Common Names: Satine (because of it luster), Amapa rana, Pau rainha, Falso pao brasil, Conduru, Cardinal Wood, Satinwood, Muirapiranga (Brazil), bois satine (France), Satine rouge, Satine rubane, Palo de oro, or brazil wood. Tree: The tree is of medium height with trunk diameters that average about 18 inches. The species is widely distributed and common within its range in the Amazon of South America, which includes Brazil, Peru, Venezuela, French Guiana, and Surinam. The species is abundant, and considered secure. Wood: The clearly distinct sapwood is yellowish white in color. The heartwood is deep red, red-orange, or pale reddish-brown, and sometimes has a greenish-yellow ribbon. The grain is close, straight to slightly interlocked. The wood is dense and heavy, it will sink in water. A strong, hard, tough hardwood that works easily, but blunts tools. The deep color is quite stable. Uses: fine furniture, and inlay work and also used as an accent wood for fancy box making as well as for billiard cue butts, drum sticks, violins, xylophones, organ pipes, turnery, marquetry, archery bows and for decorative veneers. |
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Harding Pens and Woodturnings
