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Bloodwood
Scientific name:
Origin:
Tree size:
Common use:
General Information
Brosimum rubescens
South America
80-150 ft (25-45 m) tall,
4-7 ft (1.2-2.1 m) trunk diameter
Carvings
Rim
Inlays
Furniture
Guitars
Technical Information
Density :
Specific Gravity:
Janka Hardness:
Modulus of rupture:
Elastic Modulas:
Crushing Strength:
Shrinkage:
1050 (kg/m3)
0.90, 1.05
12,900 N
174.4 MPa
20.78 GPa
98.7 MPa
Radial: 4.6%
Tangential: 7.0%
Volumetric: 11.7%
T/R Ratio: 1.5
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