Tigerwood

General Characteristics: Mostly straight grained with coarse texture, large open pores, and oil, gritty feel. Variegated brown to violet-colored heartwood with irregular black streaks, well demarcated from cream-colored sapwood. Hard and heavy, moderate to high strength and shock resistance, low stiffness, good steam bending, good stability in service, and excellent decay resistance. Far harder than any commercial United States hardwood species used for furniture or veneer manufacture..

Uses: One of the best known woods of Brazil and known to commerce for over 300 years. It has a beautiful figure and color.  Used for cutlery handles, cabinets, furniture, turnery, and inlay work; very popular at one time as veneer for square pianos

Janka hardness - 2180