JATOBA, BRAZILIAN CHERRY SOUTH FLORIDA
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JATOBA HARDWOOD
Jatoba lumber is better known as “Brazilian Cherry” in the hardwood flooring industry. This tropical hardwood is also used for other applications where good impact resistance is needed, steam-bent parts, flooring, turnery, furniture, and cabinet work, railroad cross-ties tree-nails, gear cogs, wheel rims, and other specialty items. Jatoba wood is exceptionally stiff, strong, and hard, which is a great value for woodworkers looking for high-strength, low-cost wood.
Technical information provided by The Wood Database:
TECHNICAL
INFORMATION
Janka Hardness: 2,690 lbf (11,950 N)
Tree Size: 100 ft (30 m) tall, 2-4 ft (.6-1.2 m) trunk diameter
Average Dried Weight: 57 lbs/ft3 (910 kg/m3)
Specific Gravity (Basic, 12% MC): 77, .91
Modulus of Rupture: 22,510 lbf/in2 (155.2 MPa)
Elastic Modulus: 2,745,000 lbf/in2 (18.93 GPa)
Crushing Strength: 11,780 lbf/in2 (81.2 MPa)
Shrinkage: Radial: 4.2%, Tangential: 8.0%, Volumetric: 12.1%, T/R Ratio: 1.9
SPECIES
INFORMATION
Common Name(s): Jatoba, Brazilian Cherry
Scientific Name: Hymenaea courbaril
Distribution: Central America, southern Mexico, northern South America, and the West Indies
Color/Appearance: Heartwood varies from a light orangish brown to a darker reddish brown, sometimes with contrasting darker
grayish brown streaks. Color tends darken upon exposure to light. Sapwood is a light grayish yellow, clearly demarcated from the
heartwood.
Grain/Texture: Grain is typically interlocked, with a medium to coarse texture. Good natural luster.
Endgrain: Diffuse-porous; large pores, very few; solitary and radial multiples of 2-3; mineral deposits (dark brown) occasionally present;
parenchyma vasicentric, aliform (lozenge or winged), confluent, and marginal; narrow to medium rays, normal spacing.
Rot Resistance: Jatoba is rated as being very durable in regard to rot resistance, and is also resistant to termites and most other insects.
Workability: Jatoba is considered difficult to work with on account of its density and hardness, and has a moderate blunting effect on
tool cutters. Jatoba also tends to be difficult to plane without tear out due to its interlocking grain. However, Jatoba glues, stains, and
finishes well, and also turns well on the lathe. Responds well to steam-bending.
Allergies/Toxicity: Although severe reactions are quite uncommon, Jatoba has been reported to cause skin irritation. See the articles
Wood Allergies and Toxicity and Wood Dust Safety for more information.
Common Uses: Flooring, furniture, cabinetry, tool handles, shipbuilding, railroad ties, turned objects, and other small specialty items.
SANTOS MAHOGANY HARDWOOD PRICES*
*Prices shown depend on availability and date of purchase.