Bloodwood is sometimes referred to as cardinal wood, for its obvious beautiful deep rose colour. With age it's colour does darken, but not significantly so it is a great wood to use in intarsia projects.

Physical Properties - The wood is very dense, with a tight fine, mostly linear grain. If resawing,it is not the most stable wood I've used, even once it has been dried properly, so if you are thinking of resawing any material, remember not to leave it around without weighing it down, or you'll come back in the morning and it will be twisted. Once it is locked into position in your project I've not had trouble.

Machining - Machines moderately well. Very directional when planing. It sands easily, into very fine particles, to a glass like finish, as long as you use quality sandpaper, and take the time to work down the grit sizes ... well worth the work.

Jank Hardness Rating - 2900 (Whats This?)