BLOODWOOD

Other names for Bloodwood are Amapa Rana, Satine Rouge, Conduru, Satinjout, Cardinal Wood, Muirapiranga (Brazil), Bois Satine (France), Satine Rubane, Satine Rouge.

This wood is one of the heavy weights tipping the scales at 63 pounds per cubic foot.

The heartwood color varies from grey-red to deep rich blood red (thus the name), with a golden luster and variegated yellow and red stripes. It reportedly does not change much with age.

Bloodwood comes from Brazil, French Guiana, and Surinam.

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