• Lauro Preto veneer

    Code: DLLAPRE1
    Wood species
    Lauro Preto
    Tree family
    Boraginaceae (Borage family)
    Wood type
    Deciduous
    Hardness
    Solid wood

    Cordia spp. (C.megalantha, C.glabrata)

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    Lauro Preto

     

    Louro Preto, Laurel Negro

     

    Origin: South America, Brazil

    Use: Interior finishing, furniture production, veneer production.

    Colour: Medium brown/pink

    Height of tree: 15 – 20 m.

    Texture: Fine

    Processing: Good

    Resistance: Highly resistant to decay and insects

    Average density at 12% moisture content: 0.845 g/cm3
    Longitudinal shrinkage T per cent: 7.4
    Transverse shrinkage R per cent: 4.0