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Also called Jatoba or Brazilian Cherry, this hardwood grows from the Caribbean and southern Mexico to northern South America and Brazil. The wood's yellowish-brown to dark reddish-brown gives it a distinct color. Machiche wood features low cupping, splitting and splintering characteristics, and is also highly resistant to rotting. Machiche also offers low heat retention. Our Machiche finish renders a red to dark-golden, flat surface. It offers a resistance of 1,500 pounds per square inch.

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Shop Specialty Wood Family: Fabaceae or Leguminosae, the legume family. Origin: West Indies, Mexico, Central America, Suriname, Guyana, Venezuela, Paraguay, Peru and Brazil. Other common names: Brazilian cherry, Yatoba, Courbaril, Locust, West indian locust, Rode locust, Jutaby, Jut vermelho, Locust, Copal, Marble, Guapinal, Algarroba, Stinking toe, South american locust, jutahy. The tree: Its average height is 130 ft. but it 100 to 150 ft. with a diameter of up to 6 ft. The bole is…

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