Kingswood Brazil - Wood for knife handles - ca. 12 x 4 x 2,5 cm . . . 070609
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Kingwood (Brazil)
(Dalbergia cearensis)
Family: Leguminosae
Commercial names: violet wood - violetta - bois violet
Distribution: South America, chiefly Brazil
Uses: Extremely popular with antique restorers as "bois violet" - Used by furnituremakers during the reigns of Louis XIV and XV of France and the Georgian periods in England.
Weight: approx. 1200 kg/m3 (75 lb/ft3)
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