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Bloodwood - 1/2" x 3" x 24"

Item 131029
Model PAR BW004
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Bloodwood (Brosimium paraense) or "cardinal wood" as it is commonly referred to, is a medium to hard wood with red to crimson color and tight straight interlocking grain. The bright, vivid red color can darken to a darker brownish red over time with exposure to light and air. Applying a...

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Bloodwood (Brosimium paraense) or "cardinal wood" as it is commonly referred to, is a medium to hard wood with red to crimson color and tight straight interlocking grain. The bright, vivid red color can darken to a darker brownish red over time with exposure to light and air. Applying a thick protective finish, and keeping the wood out of direct sunlight can help minimize this color shift. Bloodwood is extremely dense, and may have a blunting effect on cutters. It is used for both trim and accents, as well as larger structural elements in furniture. Additional uses may include: case goods, carvings, inlays, guitars, knife handles, and turned objects.

Features:

  • Popular imported wood species known for being exceptionally hard, durable, strong, and beautiful
  • Excellent for turning
  • Finishes well leaving an exceptional and lustrous red to crimson surface
  • Native to tropical South America

Specifications:

  • Thickness: 1/2"
  • Width: 3"
  • Length: 24"

What's Included:

  • (1) Bloodwood - 1/2" x 3" x 24" - Dimensional Lumber

Notes:

  • Wood is a product of nature, and as such, no two pieces are alike to start with, the same wood growing in different locales can vary greatly even though it is the exact same species.
  • Due to the nature of wood movement, shrinkage and expansion are possible. Please measure each piece carefully before starting any project.
  • Cut from quality, kiln-dried stock. The grain runs with the longest dimension.
  • Thin Stock is sawn to +/- 1/8" of the listed size.
  • Carving and Turning Blocks are sawn to +/- 1/4" of the listed size.
  • Plywood sizes are nominal, the dimensions are +/- 1/8" of the listed size.
  • Larger blocks are sawn to +/- 1/4" of the listed size.
  • Smaller blocks are sawn to +/- 1/8" of the listed size.
  • Spindle stock, or stock that is 1-1/2" - 2" wide is sawn to +/-1/8" of the listed size.

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    Buy wood in person

    I bought two bloodwood online, and waited a week for it, when they came in they where both bowed, cupped and twisted. Woodcraft did send me two replacement, but they where cupped as well.

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    [...] excellent products

    My opinions for this specific wood species also apply to the other species that I purchased on this order, and no sense in duplicating this.[...]

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    I like working with Woodcraft.

    I use about 10 species of your wood strips, and generally find them excellent. Problems I have are not with you, but characteristics of the wood. In cedar, I like all "cedar color" without white streaks on either side. On maple, I like all white, and no dark ares on either side. On walnut, I like "black" walnut and not "light" walnut color. All other species are pretty much OK. I am not complaining, but you asked!!!! I had responded to one of the these surveys in regard to another specie, and do not feel it to be necessary to respond to the other three or four wood species , which would be a duplicate of this one.

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