Chechen
Botanical Name: Metopium brownei
Family:
Mature Tree Height, Diameter: 50 ft , ft
Weight @ 12% M/C: 53 lbs./ft.3
Working Properties: Not easy to work but is capable of a high polish.
Growing Regions: Caribbean, Mexico and Central America
General Characteristics: Hearty variegated brown and red with a greenish tinge and golden lush, texture rather fine to medium, grain variable, may cause skin rash.
Uses: Furniture, cabinetry, millwork, tool handles, turnery.
Acceptable Substitutes:
References: "Commercial Foreign Woods on the American Market", by David A. Kribs, Dover Publishing 1968, p. 9
Discussion: Very attractive often highly figured wood at a normally reasonable price. Some people are highly sensitive to the green wood.
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