The heartwood, which is reported to be often poorly developed, is rather dark brown in color, and is usually streaked with pink and orange. The combination of colors is reported to produce a striking swirl pattern when the wood is examined on the endgrain. There are reports of wide color variation between boards which makes matching rather difficult and time consuming.

Machining - All workability data available for Chakte Coc establishes the speice as a rather hard exotic but with an exceptional amount of machining quality. From basic planning and sawing to advanced steps such as turning, shaping and routing, and glueing, Chatke Coc remains user friendly across the board.

Uses - Fancy turnery, other fancy good, inlay material, acsent material, other small trinkits.

Janka Hardness Rating - Unavailable (Whats This?)