| NAME: |
Jatoba |
| BOTANICAL NAME: |
Hymenaea courbaril |
| ALSO KNOWN AS: |
Courbaril, Brazilian cherry |
| RANGE: |
From West Indies, Mexico through Central America and the Amazon basin |
| STRENGTH PROPERTIES: |
Very hard, dense and stable. |
| GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS: |
Moderately difficult to saw. Turns, glues, and finishes satisfactorily. Planing is difficult. Steam-bends as well as White oak |
| USES: |
Tool handles. It is also used for steam-bent parts, flooring, turnery, furniture and cabinetwork, veneer, plywood and other specialty items. |
