Granadillo
Granadillo is an excellent, heavy, fine finished, tropical hardwood found
at Central America. Granadillo” is the normal name most often applied to the
quality hardwood that comes from a few spscies types inside the Platymiscium
sort. While there are 19 distinct kinds of Platymiscium, the 3 most noticeable
ones available are Platymiscium yacatanum, Platymiscium pinnatum and
Platymiscium pleiostchyum. Each of these have covering developing areas and
proposition a somewhat unique encounter. All are quality hardwood giving
remarkable character, shading and tone.
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Pictures above are of granadillo logs and lumber from California Exotic
Hardwoods (CEH) Dalbergia granadillo is exceptionally esteemed as a lumber
species groups and is exported, particularly to China. Because of the demand of
the species to fulfil the global wood need, the populace is declining. illegal
logging additionally added to the deficiency of mature people, because of the
worth of the wood. Double-dealing is deduced to have made the populace decline
by more than 80% throughout the last three ages. The plant is delegated
‘Fundamentally Endangered’ in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2019).We
California exotic hardwood (CEH) harvest and procure Granadillo legally.
Granadillo answers to turning and transmits a caramel like aroma when worked. It
is additionally a fantastic option in contrast to cocobolo for the individuals
who don’t wish to manage the unnecessary oil and potential unfavourably
susceptible responses that genuine rosewoods some of the time initiate. Common
straight grain designs with some inconsistency, it is likewise known to have
successive figuring. , Its satisfying feel and incredible working and completing
properties settle on it a famous decision with guitar and furniture developers,
the same. It has a characteristic shine and a serious level of chatoyance
frequently arises after complete the process of sanding. Similarly as with all
Platymiscium species, the heartwood is likewise incredibly impervious to
parasites and termite assault, which is because of its substance of auxiliary
metabolites.
Check this videos above .In which you can see wood grains and wood turning
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In South America, it is exceptionally viewed as the best tone wood decision for
marimba and xylophone bones and is regularly referred to as “La Madera Que
Canta” (“wood that sings”). Granadillo has been said to have a ringing, splendid
tap tone and is acquiring ubiquity among American instrument creators.
Granadillo got more prominent consideration and consistently filling in
prominence since the exportation restriction on Brazilian Rosewood, just about
25 years prior.
Granadillo is casually viewed as a sort of rosewood. Sonically, it’s practically
identical to Indian rosewood, but it’s harder and denser. It also looks like
Dalbergia rosewood in both thickness and shading. Granadillo heartwood colors
range from purple to brown to red tints. Its sapwood is pale white.
Subsequently, the wood differentiates unmistakably where the sap meets the
heart. The difference is obviously depicted and unique. Notwithstanding its dim
shocking and stunning tones, Granadillo stumble is valued for its thickness. It
is an exceptionally heavy solid durable wood, comparable in thickness to genuine
Dalbergia rosewoods like Kingwood
.slabs granadillologg45 Amazing pictures of Granadillo slabs from California
Exotic Hardwoods (CEH) One more name for Granadillo is Mexican Rosewood, however
Granadillo is simpler to work and pastes significantly more promptly and easily.
It is thick and straight with a shut grain structure. Albeit not a genuine
Rosewood. Granadillo is an intriguing wood that is radiant red to rosy or
purplish brown, with rather unmistakable stripes. The sapwood is obviously
unmistakable from the heartwood, and is practically white in shading. It is hard
and better than Teak and presumably Mahogany. The wood is particularly weighty.
It weighs considerably more than Hard maple or Teak in the green or prepared
condition. The thickness of the wood is exceptionally high. Similar in tone to
rosewood, granadillo boasts a broad frequency range with clear articulation and
a bell-like sparkle that enhances the sustain. Because it tends to be slightly
harder and denser than rosewood, the tone can produce a little extra chime. The
wood customarily has been utilized for marimba bars in view of its unmistakable,
chimey tone. Old style guitar producers later acquired it and have been
involving it for something like 50 years. Matching granadillo with a Sitka tidy
top will yield clear, ringing, long-supporting notes. It will in general be
exceptionally restricted in accessibility.
Video : Granadillo milling and logs …from California Exotic Hardwoods (CEH)
Works out positively For: An assortment of body shapes and playing styles.
Assuming you like clear, ringer like tone and a rosewood guitar, granadillo will
presumably interest you. Granadillo (from the variety Platymiscium) is an
extraordinary tone wood in acoustic guitars. Be that as it may, it makes an
eminent fret board material and can be a full yet adjusted tone wood for
acoustic guitar backs/sides.
These trees are represented to grow up to heights of 80 feet with trunk widths
of 29-42″. The buttressed trees encourage straight and generally around outlined
boles, that are consistently clear to 60 feet. Origin of Wood Type: Mexico,
Central America down to the Brazilian Amazon region. scientific Name:
Playmiscium yucatanum Explicit Gravity :0.79 Avg. Weight Per BF 4.25 lb/bf
Shading Range: Yellow – Orange – Red – Brown-purple
Extraordinariness/Availability: Moderately Rare Common Avg. Width 3″ to 12″
Common Avg. Length 4′ to 12′ Avg. Squander Factor 0.3 Normal Name(s): Macacauba,
Macawood, Hormigo, Orange Agate ,Trebol Found at Central and South America Tree
Size: 65-80 ft (20-25 m) tall, 2-3 ft (.6-1.0 m) trunk measurement Normal Dried
Weight: 59 lbs/ft3 (950 kg/m3) Explicit Gravity (Basic, 12% MC): .81, .95 Janka
Hardness: 2,700 lbf (12,030 N) Modulus of Rupture: 21,540 lbf/in2 (148.6 MPa)
Versatile Modulus: 2,837,000 lbf/in2 (19.56 GPa) Crushing Strength: 11,700
lbf/in2 (80.7 MPa) Shrinkage: Radial: 2.8%, Tangential: 4.2%, Volumetric: 7.2%,
T/R Ratio: 1.5 Patter of the grains are directly to interlocked sometimes spider
web like patterns are also seen .Its very rare to find that kind of Granadillo
wood with that kind of grain pattern ,wood workers love that kind of amazing and
extraordinary grain patterns and these expensive rare kind of wood is used to
make some stunning piece of musical instruments like acoustic guitar
backs/sides. Its texture is medium to fine and also pores are diffuse –porous.
Endgrain is diffuse-permeable; huge pores in no particular arrangement; lone and
outspread products of 2-3; heartwood mineral/gum stores (yellow) sometimes
present; development rings undefined; beams not apparent without focal point
(only uniseriate). Dalbergia granadillo is a plant of tropical marshes, where it
is found at rises around 100 meters. Species in this sort are for the most part
found in the wild growing in sandy soils and on limestone escarpments. In
cultivation they are probably going to grow well in a fertile, topsoil soil and
a situation in full sun. This species has a cooperative relationship with
specific soil microscopic organisms, these microorganisms structure knobs on the
roots and fix climatic nitrogen. A portion of this nitrogen is used by the
developing plant yet some can likewise be utilized by different plants
developing nearby. The wood has a wonderful purple tone with wide stripes of
purplish dark. It is exceptionally weighty, hard and takes a fine polish. It is
profoundly esteemed for bureau work in Mexico. This is a rosewood wood of
superior grade, it is utilized for furniture, bureau work and furthermore in the
creation of instruments and ornamental artworks. This species is one of the 33
granadillo varieties named as Hongmu creating hardwood, for use in Chinese
furniture following customs from the Ming and Quing administration, making it
especially valuable. Because of this the species is feeling the squeeze from the
illicit collect and exchange of wood. Tiny amounts of exchange are accounted for
on CITES exchange information base. In the same way as other species inside the
family Fabaceae, whenever they have been dried for capacity the seeds of this
species might profit from scarification prior to planting to accelerate
germination. This should generally be possible by pouring a limited quantity of
almost bubbling water on the seeds (being mindful so as not to cook them!) and
afterward dousing them for 12 – 24 hours in warm water. At this point they ought
to have assimilated dampness and enlarged – in the event that they have not,
then cautiously make a scratch in the seed coat (being mindful so as not to harm
the undeveloped organism) and splash for a further 12 hours before sowing.
Softwood cuttings of numerous species, particularly whenever taken from more
youthful plants, will establish in an all-around depleted, sandy medium in a
shut case with base hotness. Video: harvested granadillo loaded to the vehicle
to send it for further process. ( California Exotic Hardwoods (CEH) ) Video :
Milling of granadillo ..from California Exotic Hardwoods (CEH) )
Video : Figured wood milling real video .from California Exotic Hardwoods (CEH)
) all woods are legally harvested and procured . The course of wood harvesting
is contained five essential undertakings: Timber securing (moving to the tree).
Felling and setting up the tree for extraction (delimbing, besting, and
sectioning). Separating the tree to a focal area or landing (slipping or
sending). The trees are generally cut into more modest lengths on location ,that
process is called logging and afterward got by a lumber truck, which ships the
wood to a handling site, that is to a sawmill and development maker. At the
picked site, the logs are debarked and kicked, or slice to the expected length.
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Real pictures of legal Harvesting and extraction of granadillo exotic wood from
the wild by California Exotic Hardwoods (CEH) . The processed wood is then send
to kiln dry process.The kiln dry cycle includes the drying of wood in a chamber
where air flow, relative humidity and temperature can be controlled so the
dampness content of wood can be decreased to an objective point without having
any drying abandons. The drying times differ by wood size and dampness level.
Standard kiln drying temperatures are low – around 170 degrees Fahrenheit for
granadillo wood drying . Kiln drying brings dampness content down to somewhere
close to 6-8 percent.The kiln dry process may take 4 to 6 weeks for granadillo
tropical exotic hard wood . After the kiln dried amble has arrived at the right
dampness level for granadillo, it is sent through the planer and planed to its
last dimensions, arranged to grade and delivered out.
kiln dry granadillokiln dry granadill2 Granadillo is used in producing many
expensive and excusive products . The product which are made by granadillo have
a unique and stunning appearance. The hardness of this wood can send vibrations.
For this reason granadillo is utilized in the musical field by luthiers and in
the development of percussion keys of the marimba, an instrument with warm and
wrapping tone contrasted with the xylophone. In the development of acoustic
guitars it broadens the recurrence range and the length of sounds. Here you can
see above the pictures of Kiln dry process of granadillo at California Exotic
Hardwoods (CEH) . Granadillo commonly used in making Furniture, cabinetry,
veneer, musical instruments, turned objects, and small specialty wood items. The
Granadillo is also used to make many other objects such as bow and arrows
,sculpture ,knife handles ,finger board of gitars,gitar bridge blanks ,head
plates , bows ,pen making, pool cue sticks ,chess boards ,toys , neck of gitars
, gun stocks, fire place mantel ,shelfing and in some amazing types jewellery .
Granadillo is used in interior work of expensive yachts and aircrafts .Epoxy
table makers love granadillo for their master piece of table (river tables )
.Live edges are used to produce most unique and fabulous furniture like coffee
tables ,bed frames, round granadillo cookie coffee tables ,dinning table, chairs
and live edge slabs .Wood lovers also use small live edge pieces are used as
exotic wood cutting boards .Granadillo exotic live edge is also used in interior
decoration such as walls art and much more . Custom made luxury humidors and
cigarette boxes are made from granadillo . Real pictures of granadillo stunning
live edge slabs for your creative master pieces ,from California Exotic
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Hardwoods (CEH)
Granadillo will enchant your innovativeness with its strong purplish shading and
wonderful rosewood-like examples. A hard wood will take a super fine finish and
will capture everyone’s attention in your enriching projects. Make creative
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