Muirapiranga

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Muirapiranga Hardwood

Name: Van den Berg Hardhout
Address: 2e Industrieweg 19, Lopik, 3411 ME, The Netherlands
Telephone: +31 348 820000

Its beautiful burgundy red colour makes Muirapiranga a great type of hardwood! This unique characteristic means that the wood is widely used for furniture, musical instruments and other decorative applications. We have been able to supply FSC® certified Muirapiranga wood for various beautiful projects. You can see a selection of these in the photo album on this page.

Most important characteristics

Durability class

Class 1-2.

Specific gravity

Fresh 1230 kg/m3. At 12% moisture content 900-1100 kg/m3.

Colour

A beautiful Bordeaux reddish brown with dark brown/black veins.

Applications

This exclusive, very luxurious type of hardwood is suitable for interior and exterior panelling, exclusive luxury furniture, veneer, posts, parquet, woodturning and decorative applications such as jewellery and musical instruments.

Strength class

Unknown.

Hardness

9000 N.

Grain

Muirapiranga wood is mostly very straight-lined, but cross-threading occasionally occurs.

Timber texture

Fine to moderately coarse.

Stability

Very little.

Drying

Slowly without major risks, with little deformation and cracks.

Workability

Despite its great hardness, Muirapiranga hardwood is relatively easy to work with, and gets a beautiful high gloss once polished.

Details

The thick sapwood has a yellow-white colour and is easily distinguishable from the heartwood. Often the heartwood has a cherry or golden sheen. Muirapiranga is a very durable type of wood and is resistant to rot, fungi and termites.

Screwing/nailing

Holds nails/screws very well. Pre-drilling is recommended.

Finishing of surface

Good, and can be polished to a beautiful high gloss.

Origin area

Muirapiranga wood is found in the Amazon region and Para.

Projects

Handrails Station Holendrecht (Amsterdam).