Purpleheart, Pau Roxo
"millettia laurentii"
Bright purple color after machining, fades some with UV exposure
From:
Brazil
Use:
Flooring, cabinets, truck flooring, decorative wood
Availability:
4/4" and 8/4"
Relative Working Properties:
| Machining | Resistance to Splitting in Nailing |
Resistance to Splitting in Screwing |
Gluing |
| Difficult | Difficult | Difficult | Medium |
Physical Properties:
| Shipping Weight | Janka Hardness |
| 4.9-5.2 lbs per bft dry | 1860 lbs @ 12% M.C. |
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