Characteristics: This exotic and imported hardwood is streaked with varying colors. It has a background of rich violet-brown with shades, almost to black, sometimes displaying golden yellow lines. Straight grained, fine textured and very lustrous. A simply breathtaking wood!

Common Uses: Kingwood is primarily used in sliced veneers for inlays, marquetry and turnery. Kingwood makes extremely beautiful pens and pencils.

Working Properties: Works well with sharp tools. Kingwood can provide a fine, natural waxy finish.

Common Name: Kingwood

Tree is Native To: South America, mostly Brazil.

Botanical Classification: Daldergia cearensis

Family: Leguminosae

Average Dried Weight: 75 lb/ft.

Average Specific Gravity: .92 to 1.2