Chakte viga is sometimes referred to as paela.
Chakte viga hardwood.
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 has been used as a fence post material with reports stating that the wood lasts up to 100 years in the ground.
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Chakte kok is an interesting wood and one of only a few in the world that naturally displays a brilliant bright red color tone.
The heartwood color varies slightly from pale to rich reddish orange.
Tropical hardwood from mexico.
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Despite its high density chakte viga generally responds well to most machining operations though interlocked grain can result in tearout.
The beautiful orange yellow color and iridescent quality make it a favorite.
Turns glues and finishes well.
It is reported to have good tonal qualities and is popular in both instrument building and wood turning.
Chakte viga is sometimes referred to as paela.
The janka test measures the amount of force required to embed a 0 444 steel ball into the wood to half of its diameter.
Despite its high density chakte viga generally responds well to most machining operations though interlocked grain can result in tearout.
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 heartwood color varies slightly from pale to rich reddish orange.
The janka scale is used to determine the relative hardness of particular domestic or exotic wood species.
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The wood can darken with.
The grain is typically straight but can interlocking.
Chakte viga is a tropical hardwood from mexico.
Tropical mexico and central america chakte viga is a very popluar wood for turning as well as custom furniture or inlays.
It is reported to have good tonal qualities and is popular in both instrument building and wood turning.
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.
