Chakte Viga Hardwood

The grain is typically straight but can interlocking.
Chakte viga hardwood. Chakte viga is a tropical hardwood from mexico. Chakte kok is an interesting wood and one of only a few in the world that naturally displays a brilliant bright red color tone. Exotic wood sale 25 40 off now thru october 31 2020. Turns glues and finishes well.
The beautiful orange yellow color and iridescent quality make it a favorite. Chakte viga has been used as a fence post material with reports stating that the wood lasts up to 100 years in the ground. Chakte viga has been used as a fence post material with reports stating that the wood lasts up to 100 years in the ground. The grain is typically straight but can interlocking.
We value our customers. Despite its high density chakte viga generally responds well to most machining operations though interlocked grain can result in tearout. Tropical mexico and central america chakte viga is a very popluar wood for turning as well as custom furniture or inlays. This extreme color will oxidize and fade within minutes if exposed to direct sunlight therefore the use of a good uv inhibitor is required.
Chakte viga is sometimes referred to as paela. Includes 1 each of hard maple chakte viga yucatan rosewood chechen granadillo black palm and bocote 80 00 w free shipping new item 3 8 x3 x24 mixed thin pack. Hardwood lumber supplier woodworkers source has all your exotic hardwood and domestic hardwood needs. The janka scale is used to determine the relative hardness of particular domestic or exotic wood species.
Our austin texas tropical hardwood inventory also consists of granadillo katalox chechen tzalam chakte viga chakte kok chico zapote caribbean walnut caribbean rosewood mexican royal ebony and black poison wood. The wood can darken with. Chakte viga is sometimes referred to as paela. The heartwood color varies slightly from pale to rich reddish orange.
Despite its high density chakte viga generally responds well to most machining operations though interlocked grain can result in tearout. Tropical hardwood from mexico. It is reported to have good tonal qualities and is popular in both instrument building and wood turning. It is reported to have good tonal qualities and is popular in both instrument building and wood turning.
The janka test measures the amount of force required to embed a 0 444 steel ball into the wood to half of its diameter.