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Clicking any heading in the main data area (at right) will scroll the page back to this top position. Use the following links to jump to the associated section in the main data. Blunting Effect Boring Comments Common Names Common Uses Countries of Distribution Cutting Resistance Drying Defects Ease of Drying Family Name Grain Heartwood Color Kiln Drying Rate Luster Movement in Service Natural Durability Numerical Data Odor Planing Polishing References Regions of Distribution Response to Hand Tools Sapwood Color Scientific Name Texture Toxicity Trade Name Tree Size Turning Scientific Name Dalbergia cearensis Trade Name Brazilian kingwood Family Name Leguminosae Common Names Brazilian kingwood, Jacaranda-violeta, Kingwood, Pau-violeta, Violet wood, Violete, Violetta Regions of Distribution Latin America Countries of Distribution  [VIEW MAP] Brazil Common Uses Brush backs & handles, Cabinetmaking, Furniture, Tables, Tool handles, Turnery, Veneer: decorative Heartwood Color Brown Red Purple Pink Black Brown Purple Sapwood Color Yellow White White to yellow Clearly differentiated from the heartwood Grain Stripe (figure) Figure Interlocked Even Straight Striped figure Interlocked Straight Texture Medium Fine Coarse Fine Luster Medium Low Lustrous Pronounced Natural Durability Very durable Durable Resistant to termites Odor Has an odor Toxicity Nose irritation Drying Defects Checking Splitting Ease of Drying Slowly Kiln Drying Rate Naturally dries slowly Tree Size Tree height is 10-20 m Tree height is 20-30 m Comments General finishing qualities are rated as good Blunting Effect High to severe Moderate Boring Fairly difficult to very difficult Cutting Resistance Easy to saw Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult to saw Moderate to saw Movement in Service Excellent Stability - Small Movement Fair to Good Stability - Medium Movement Planing Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult Very Good to Excellent Results Fair to Good Results Response to Hand Tools Easy to Work Fairly Difficult to Difficult to Work Easy to machine Moderate working qualities Turning Fairly Easy to Very Easy Fair to Good Results Very Good to Excellent Results Polishing Poor to Very Poor Results Fair to Good Results Very Good to Excellent Results Good results Numerical Data Item Green Dry English References Brown, W.H.,1978,Timbers of the World, No. 2 South America,TRADA, Red Booklet Series Filho, A. de M.,1967,Contribuicao ao anatomico do lenho de Dalbergia cearensis,Anuario Brasileiro de Economia Florestal,18(18,PP213-25 Kribs, D.A.,1950,Commercial and Foreign Woods on the American Market (a manual to their,structure, identification, uses and distribution,U.S.A. Penn. State College, Tropical Woods Laboratory Mainieri, C., Pereira, J.A.,1965,Madeiras do Brasil,Anuario Brasileiro de Economia Florestal,17(17,PP135-416 Record, S.J.,1942,American Timbers of the Genera Dalbergia and Machaerium,Tropical Woods,9(72,pp1-10 Rendle, B.J.,1969,World Timbers (3 Vols.,Ernest Benn Ltd. London Rizzini, C.T.,1978,Arvores e Madeiras Uteis do Brasil: Manual de Dendrologia Brasileira,Editora Edgard Blucher LTDA Brazil Woods, R.P.,1949,Timbers of South America,TRADA, Red Booklet Series Wood, B., Calnan, D.,1976,Toxic Woods,British Journal of Dermat 94 Suppl. 13