Lignum vitae argentine overview.
Lignum vitae flooring for sale.
It is also the larval host plant for lyside sulphur butterflies.
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Owing to lignum vitae s self lubricating properties it is used for ship s propeller bushes and bearings marine equipment thrust bearings pulley sheaves wheels guides rollers and blocks mallet heads woods for bowls cotton gins dead eyes die cutting and turning and for any purpose where lubrication is impractical or unreliable.
Central america northern south america.
Lignum vitae is a small native tree that produces dark blue to purple flowers several times a year.
50 pieces bastard lignum vitae 5 8 x 5 8 x 5 long super hardwood kiln dried 25 pounds of kiln dried fancy exotic tropical woods.
The heartwood color ranges from a dark greenish brown to black.
Lignum vitae is excellent for wood turning as well as being used for bearings bushings some marine applications and mallet heads.
Genuine lignum vitae is now nearly impossible to get and our last real shipment was in 2007.
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Lignum vitae provides food and shelter for birds and is a nectar source for butterflies and bees.
The green to greenish brown heartwood weighs between 80 to 90 lbs cubic foot.
Because of its durability natural lubricants it is the preferred wood for propeller bushings other underwater applications.
Long used for its self lubricating qualities in marine applications such as propeller shaft and rudder shaft bearings it is also thought to have medicinal and healing properties.
Lignum vitae genuine is an exotic wood native to the tropical regions of the americas.
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Argentine lignum vitae bulnesia sarmientoi and verawood bulnesia arborea are not lignum vitae and are not the same as lignum vitae.
One of the hardest heaviest woods three times as hard as oak most commonly used for mallet heads bearings rollers.
Lignum vitae argentine is an exotic wood yet is native to the west indies and the tropical regions of the americas.
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One of the world s densest and oiliest woods.
Lignum vitae tropical hardwood uses.
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It is slow growing and very drought tolerant.
Lignum vitae click on an item photo for the net sizes description uses.
It is a very hard dense and heavy wood with a fine texture.
It is a very hard dense and heavy wood with a fine texture.
