Garapa Blonde and beautiful. The fun might last a while longer with the wood, though. Common trade names: Brazilian Ash, Amarealao, Marotoa, Muiratua, Grapia. Genus: Apuleia leiocarpa Janka Hardness (pounds-force): 1650 Description: The lumber is derived from the genus of flowering legumes family, Fabaceae. Generally golden to fair brown in color, and its perceived hue […]
A Day Without Gribbles…
It’s a little more challenging than I’d expected to find decent and widely available and accepted standards for measuring the effectiveness of wood products. It is relatively easy to find specific information on a subject, such as how individual species perform against each other in controlled metrics. A comprehensive view is more difficult, due to […]