Species info: Rosewood, Patagonian
The Species:
Flooring Trade Name: Patagonian Rosewood
Botanical Name: Piptadenia, macrocarpa
Lumber Name: Curupay / Angico Preto
Grows In: Brazil, Paraguay & Bolivia
Description
Patagonian Rosewood is a highly figured wood with pronounced black striping.
Color Range & Color Change:
Color Range: Patagonian Rosewood offers an extremely wide range of color variability from light cream colors through to almost black pieces.
Color Change: Patagonian Rosewood undergoes a dramatic color change from when fresh milled to when fully aged. Initially the background wood (to the black striping) varies from cream to orangish tones and then over times changes to deep dark orangey/reddish brown making the black stripes less pronounced.
Hardness
Patagonian Rosewood is 220% as hard as red oak (2800 on the Janka scale vs. 1260 for red oak).
