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Satinwood
is a hard, fine-grained, pale golden yellow wood of the gum arabic
(acacia gum) tree it is a hard and durable wood with a satin like sheen,
much used in cabinetmaking, especially in marquetry. It comes from two
tropical trees of the family Rutaceae (rue family). East Indian or Ceylon
satinwood is the yellowish or dark-brown heartwood of
Chloroxylon
swietenia. The lustrous, fine-grained, usually figured wood is used for
furniture, cabinetwork, veneers, and backs of brushes. West Indian satinwood,
sometimes called yellowwood, is considered superior. It is the golden yellow,
lustrous, even-grained wood of an evergreen (Zanthoxylum
flavum) found
in the Florida Keys and the West Indies. It has long been valued for
furniture. It is also used for musical instruments, veneers, and other
purposes. Satinwood is classified in the division Magnoliophyta, class
Magnoliopsida, order Sapindales, family Rutaceae.
The "Brazilian" in front of Satinwood may be miss leading. A
lot of lumber suppliers take liberty with the names to make it more "exotic". I
believe this to be the case with this wood.
But the fact remains this is a beautiful wood, it just
shimmers like water as you turn it in the light! |
