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Padauk
Padauk
Pterocarpus soyauxii
Padauk is heavy and strong with exceptional stability. It’s a popular hardwood among hobbyist woodworkers because of its unique color and working properties.
The predominant variety of trade is African Padauk. It has a very unique reddish orange coloration, and the wood is sometimes referred to by the name Vermillion. This dramatic color is darkens to a deep reddish brown color. UV-inhibiting finishes may prolong, but not prevent the gradual color-shift of this brightly colored wood. The Asian varieties are more color stable.
Most species of Pterocarpus yield valuable timber traded as padauk; Southeast Asian varieties are sometimes marketed as narra. The burls are popular amongst wood lovers, and are marketed as Amboyna.
Pterocarpus soyauxii
Padauk is heavy and strong with exceptional stability. It’s a popular hardwood among hobbyist woodworkers because of its unique color and working properties.
The predominant variety of trade is African Padauk. It has a very unique reddish orange coloration, and the wood is sometimes referred to by the name Vermillion. This dramatic color is darkens to a deep reddish brown color. UV-inhibiting finishes may prolong, but not prevent the gradual color-shift of this brightly colored wood. The Asian varieties are more color stable.
Most species of Pterocarpus yield valuable timber traded as padauk; Southeast Asian varieties are sometimes marketed as narra. The burls are popular amongst wood lovers, and are marketed as Amboyna.