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Metopium brownei
Chechen Negro
Sometimes called Caribbean Rosewood — a dense, richly streaked hardwood built for demanding structural work and fine furniture alike.
View Selected InventoryAbout Chechen Negro
Chechen Negro earns its "Caribbean Rosewood" nickname honestly — heartwood ranges from brown to reddish, orange, and yellow, streaked dark brown to almost black against a creamy pinkish backdrop. The grain runs straight to interlocked with a fine-to-medium texture. Despite its density, it works more easily than expected with carbide or stellite tooling, and finishes to a high polish. It's naturally durable and rot-resistant, which is why it turns up everywhere from bridge planks and telephone poles to fine cabinetry and musical instruments.
At a glance
- Chechu00e9n Negro
- Boxchechu00e9
- Kabal-Chechen
- Caribbean Rosewood
- Palo de Rosa (Honduras)
- Fosforillo
- Guarumo Macho (Costa Rica)
- Palo de Pollo (Puerto Rico)
- Ramu00f3n de Caballo
At a glance
- Origin
- Belize, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico
- Category
- Indoor Furniture · Flooring · Musical Instruments
- Best for
- Fine furniture, cabinetry, general carpentry and joinery, flooring, wainscot, bridge planks, piles, decorative plywood veneers, millwork, telephone poles, fencing, doors and windows, handicrafts, turned and sculpted items, musical instruments
- Working properties
- Hard and heavy but easier to work than expected — tungsten carbide or stellite tooling recommended. Finishes to a high polish; bonds well with ordinary white glue. Pre-drilling required before nailing or screwing.
Spec sheet
Physical-mechanical properties
Physical-mechanical values for Chechen Negro from the approved Final Content document.
Density
370 kg/mu00b3
MOE Flex u2014 Elastic Modulus
69690 kg/cmu00b2
RLE Flex u2014 Elastic Resistance Limit
245 kg/cmu00b2
RR Flex u2014 Rupture Resistance
426 kg/cmu00b2
PMOE Com for u2014 Elastic Modulus, Compression Parallel
67320 kg/cmu00b2
PRLE Com for u2014 Elastic Resistance Limit, Compression Parallel
130 kg/cmu00b2
RR Com for u2014 Rupture Resistance
180 kg/cmu00b2
RLE Com for u2014 Elastic Resistance Limit, Perpendicular Compression
175 kg/cmu00b2
RR Shear for u2014 Rupture Resistance, Parallel Shear
119 kg/cmu00b2
JK Lateral u2014 Lateral Face Hardness
181 kg
JK Lateral u2014 Transverse Face Hardness
213 kg
Where it's used
Built for the demanding jobs
01 — Furniture
Indoor & outdoor furniture
02 — Flooring
Premium hardwood flooring
03 — Musical Instruments
Tonewood & musical instruments
04 — Marine
Marine decking & boat building
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