I'm trying to find a souce for the following wood: Manilkara bidentata/common names: Balata, Paraju, Massaranduba and Bulletwood.
The wood has a dense reddish heartwood and is @3190 on the Janka scale and is a Central/South American product and the most important export hardwood from Puerto Rico. I've made several strikers from the wood and they are truly in a class by themselves. The wood is used for furniture and flooring and would make great trumpets and pot callers. Any information would be appreciated.
Craig
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Craig,
I checked with a guy in NY that I but some of hardwoods from. They are expecting a "container" of massaranduba decking material in mid-December. Here is a link to the page on their site:
http://www.advantagelumber.com/massaranduba.htm (http://www.advantagelumber.com/massaranduba.htm)
If you contact them, ask for Tom Elberson. I gave him the dimensions you gave me and he said the decking material would easily cover the dimensions.