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Woodfinder's Wood Library
Tulipwood
(Dalbergia frutescens)
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COMMON NAMES:
Tulipwood, Brazilian tulipwood, pinkwood, bois de rose, pau rosa, jacaranda rosa
SPECIFIC GRAVITY:
0.88
DENSITY:
56 to 69 pcf
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DURABILITY:
Poor
SOURCE:
Brazil, tropical South America
DESCRIPTION:
A compact hardwood which splinters. Timber used for decorative purposes. Heartwood is pink-yellow in color with a design of deeper reds and violet. Grain is often irregular. Fragrant. Fine texture. Extremely hard to work and causes severe blunting of cutting edges. Pre-boring necessary. Glues well, and excellent to polish. Used for fancy woodware, caskets, jewelry boxes, turnery, marquetry and inlays, marimba keys.
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