Garapa / Golden Teak

Technical species specifications for Garapa Hardwood Flooring from Fantastic Floor – Discount Exotic and Domestic Hardwood Flooring, Prefinished Solid Flooring, Unfinished Solid Flooring and Engineered Flooring.
Description
Garapa is a South American wood with yellow to brown-yellow heartwood. The wood has a medium luster, an interlocked grain, and a fine texture that accentuates the wood’s rich gold and brown tones. The wood is also rated with a solid Janka hardness rating of 1,700, about 25% harder than Red Oak. Rated as durable and resistant to fungi and insects, Garapa is an attractive and versatile wood that is as resilient as it is beautiful.
Garapa, or Golden Teak, with a natural vibrant yellow finish
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Scientific Name, Other Names:
Golden Teak, Brazilian Ash, Grapia, Apuleia leiocarpa, Grapia, Almendrillo Amarillo, Muirajuba, Cobre, Ana, Ana caspi, Gateado, Mapurite
About:
Our Garapa is available in Unfinished and comes in Clear grade. The boards are 3/4″ thick, with a width of 5″, and random lengths from 1′ – 7′.
Applications:
Flooring, Exterior Decking, Exterior Jointery, Carpentry, Ship Building, Turned Goods, Furniture, Stairs, Tool Handles
Janka Hardness:
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Density (KG/m3):
830
Tangential Shrinkage:
10.0 %
Radial Shrinkage:
6.5 %
Family:
Leguminosae
Tree Characteristics:
The Garapa tree can grow to a height of 100 feet and a diameter of 5 feet.
Geographic Area:
Brazil, Argentina, Peru, Venezuela
Color:
Heartwood is reddish-yellow with a whitish-yellow sapwood.
Photosensitivity:
Very Little Change
Luster:
Medium
Grain:
Straight
Texture:
Fine to Medium
Drying Characteristics:
Dries Slowly
Working Characteristics:
Glues easily and stays in place. Garapa saws, nails and screws well with little to no blunting effect on tools.
Durability Rating:
Rated as Durable
Garapa Golden Teak
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