Product
Rlo
Jatoba
Name
Commercial Name – Jatoba
Botanical Name – Hymenaea courbaril
Family – Caesalpiniaceae
Technical Data
Green density – 1.10 g/cm3
Air dry density at 12% MC – 0.87 g/cm3
Bending strength at 12% MC – 173 N/mm2
Crushing strength at 12% MC – 98 N/mm2
Properties
Color – orange brown with dark veins or lgiht brown to purplish brown
Grain – generally straight, sometimes interlocked
Texture – fine to moderately coarse
End Use
Exterior and interior joinery, marine constuctions, high grade furniture and cabinet work, flooring, stairs, decorative veneer and fittings, turney, arched articles