Canarywood
Scientific Name: Centrolobium spp.
Source: Chiquitania forest in Bolivia
Average Dried Weight: 830 kg/m3
Janka Hardness: 1,520 lbf (6,750 N)
Shrinkage: Radial: 2.4%, Tangential: 5.6%, Volumetric: 8.4%, T/R Ratio: 2.3
Canarywood comes in orange, yellow, and brown coloration with dark streaks.
Easy to work with both hand and machine tools, though some tearout can occur during planing on pieces with wild or irregular grain. Good dimensional stability. Glues well.
Canarywood has very good acoustic properties, it does not create a shrill nor a dull sound. That is the best sounding wood we found for our acoustic speakers, and we tried many!!!
Rough Canarywood
Canarywood color varies a fair amount, from a soft yellow-orange to a dark reddish brown, with dark streaks. Small amount of tearout may occur, but very easy to sand.
Sanded Canarywood
The image is of sanded Canarywood. Has a very smooth finish
Oiled Canarywood
The image is of Canarywood oiled with linseed oil.
Bolivian Rosewood
Scientific Name: Machaerium spp. (primarily M. scleroxylon)
Source: Chiquitania forest in Bolivia
Average Dried Weight: 865 kg/m3
Janka Hardness: 1,960 lbf (8,710 N)
Shrinkage: Radial: 2.8%, Tangential: 6.7%, Volumetric: 9.9%, T/R Ratio: 2.4
Bolivian Rosewood varies in color from a dark reddish brown to a very dark violet brown, all with dark black streaks.
It has some blunting effect on tools, though not severe. Tearout will easily occur during planing when there is irregular grain. Good dimensional stability. Finishes very smooth, but it is difficult to glue.
It has harder sounding notes than canarywood, but it has a beautiful finish.
Rough Bolivian Rosewood
Bolivian Rosewood is beautiful dark redish brown or extremely dark violet brown, with almost black streaks. But the beautiful patterns are easy to cause tearout.
Planed Bolivian Rosewood
This planed Bolivian Rosewood. The patterns are very visible.
Oiled Bolivian Rosewood
this is an image of Bolivian Rosewood oiled with linseed oil.