South American hardwoods

SPECIES	DESCRIPTION	UTILISATION
	ANGELIM VERMELHO Heartwood brown or red without veins. Sapwood differentiated. Average grain. Straight edge or slightly wavy.	Sleepers. Bridges. Heavy framework. Parquets (heavy or industrial) Planking. Naval constructions.
	PURPLE HEART Heartwood violet more or less dark. Sapwood differentiated pale rose to greyish white colour. . Fine grain with quite small pores. Edge straight although sometimes wavy.	Exterior joinery. Entry or garden doors, Benches and urban furniture. Parquets. Planking.
	IPE (Brazilian Walnut); Heartwood olive brown to brown more or less dark, and sometimes with fine veins. Sapwood distinct yellowish white (4 to 8cm thick). Present often very strong. Fine to average grain. Extremly thin mesh. Pores filled with a greenish deposite.	Cabinet making. Decorative and industrial parquets. Sleepers, framework. Naval constructions. Hydraulic works (fresh water). Bridges, garden furniture
	CUMARU (Brazilian Teak) Heartwood yellowish brown to reddish brown with fine sombre veins. Cross grain frequent, sometimes strong. Average grain. Mesh extemely thin. Storied structure.	Bridges. Sleepers. Parquets. Hydraulic works. Harbour installations. Heavy framework.
	MACARANDUBA (Balata franc et Balata rouge) Sapwood distinct beige rose and 4 to 6cm. Heartwood sombre red a bit purplish.. Fine grain, straight edge. Mesh thin and indistinct.	Hydraulic works, Bridges, Sleepers, Posts, Naval constructions. Arched articles. Sculptures. Heavy framework. Planking
	JATOBA (courbaril) Heartwood colour can vary from violet, orangey or reddish brown and is slightly vein like. The sapwood is distinct around 3 to 12cm thick. Medium grain and straight edge	Variety Hymenaea intermedia et H. parvifolia heavier and better for exterior usage. Parquets. Arched articles, Sculptures
	GREENHEART (Demerara) Heartwood yellowy beige to sombre olive brown sometimes possessing dark irregular veins. The sapwood is more or less differenciated. Straight edge. Fine grain with a very thin mesh	Hydraulic and harbour works This wood resists marine damage well. (tarets) Sea water lock gates.
	TATAJUBA (Bagassa Guianensis) Heartwood yellowish beige, taking a darker brown colour when subjected to the light. Sapwood yellowish white, distinct and between 2 and 4cm thick. The grain is rather coarse. Average mesh. Straight edge with a regular cross grain.	Interior and exterior joinery.
	APA (Walaba) Heartwood reddish brown with some more darker traces due to resin. Straight edge. Average grain. Disagreeable odour in sapwood well differentiated the fresh state greyish white to rose.	Planking. Shingle framework. Heavy constructions Exterior joinery (without preservation treatment).
Those species represented with a groove can be utilised in exterior planking.

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