Cherry
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Mahogany South American / Andiroba
Overall Andiroba is easy to work with both hand and machine tools. Sometimes pieces with interlocked grain will experience tearout during surfacing operations. Andiroba also has a moderate blunting effect on tool cutters
Product Details
Carapa spp.
- Colour / Appearance
- Pale reddish brown darkening with age to a medium to dark brown
- Uses
- Veneer plywood cabinetry furniture flooring interior trim and turned objects.
- Grain / Texture
- Andiroba has a uniform fine to medium texture with a medium natural luster and a straight grain though the grain is sometimes wavy or interlocked
- Janka Hardness
- 1220 lbf (5430 N)
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