Brazilian Cherry Wood

The wood from Brazilian cherry is used for a variety of purposes thanks to its durability, shock-resistance and hardness. In addition to being a favorite hardwood floor material, Brazilian cherry is also frequently used in cabinetry, railroad crossties, furniture making, and the construction of tool handles. As far as exotic woods go, Brazilian cherry is extremely versatile and well-loved among woodworkers.

Brazilian cherry is also known as jatoba. It is forested throughout Central America, the West Indies and southern Mexico, so it can be distributed to lumber suppliers worldwide. In addition to its physical characteristics, Brazilian cherry wood is admired for its beautiful heartwood, which turns into a gorgeous reddish-brown color when seasoned. This rich color adds a dimension of beauty to everything that is created from this exotic wood.

As an amateur woodworker who may just work with wood for a hobby, you may find it difficult to get your hands on exotic woods such as Brazilian cherry. Many of the local lumber suppliers carry mostly domestic woods and offer very few exotic varieties to choose from. If you are interested in experimenting with different wood species, you will find large selections at Internet Lumber. This e-commerce lumber supplier sells over 30 sought-after species of exotic hardwoods, such as Brazilian cherry, purpleheart, bubinga and canarywood.

The Brazilian cherry lumber that is available at Internet Lumber can be purchased per board foot, as turning squares, or as hardwood flooring. They also have a 20 board foot HobbyPAKs and a 100 board foot SuperPAKs, for wholesale customer, half units and full units (500 and 1000BF respectively) are available. The HobbyPak even includes free shipping. For more information, check out the website, or give them a call toll-free at (877) 769-5747. Company representatives can also be reached via fax at (336) 217-7981.