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Chechen

Metopium brownei
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Black Poisonwood|Caribbean Rosewood|Che Chen
Chechen Lumber @ Rare Woods USA

Although not a true Dalbergia rosewood, this beautiful, fairly versatile wood holds many similarities. Chechen can be visually stunning — with green, red, orange and gold hues (and brown & black lines) adorning its luxurious medium-brown bases, and occasional figuring which can range from subtle to quite dramatic. The wood has become increasingly more popular with veneer manufacturers, furniture craftsmen and guitar luthiers over the course of the last two decades, as it is a very durable, easy-to-work and -finish wood that is moderately priced for an exotic import.

Chechen has endured a stigma which is actually a commonly held fallacy — one powerful enough to generate its nickname, “Black Poisonwood”, that working with this wood is dangerous. While some have claimed to have adverse reactions from working with it, those who work with it on a regular basis state that the opposite is true.  The bark harvested from the trees which is poisonous to the touch (essentially, in the same way as Poison Ivy), but once the lumber has been processed, there are no harmful effects from handling the re-sawn boards. Aesthetic qualities, as well as weight and density, can vary greatly, depending on the specific environmental conditions of its growth.

This species is not currently listed in the CITES Appendices or on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.

Why We Love This Wood

Gorgeous color and grain variation with good tonal properties at a fair price!

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    Main Color GroupReddish Brown
    Grain Pattern Pronounced
    Avg Dry Weight - LB/BF5.2
    Avg Dry Weight - KG/M3990
    Janka Hardness - LBF2250
    Janka Hardness - N10010
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    CHECH1400_1
    CHECH1400
    0.88"
    x 4.38" x
    39.25"
    Worm tracks.

    $33.06

    CHECH1399_1
    CHECH1399
    0.88"
    x 4.31" x
    38.31"
    Nice board.

    $31.30

    CHECH1398_1
    CHECH1398
    0.88"
    x 4.38" x
    37.44"
    Worm tracks.

    $28.90

    CHECH1397_1
    CHECH1397
    0.88"
    x 4.25" x
    38.13"
    Grain deterioration.

    $27.95

    CHECH1396_1
    CHECH1396
    0.88"
    x 4.25" x
    37.69"
    Skip planed.

    $30.86

    CHECH1395_1
    CHECH1395
    0.88"
    x 5.13" x
    36.81"
    Checks. Worm tracks. Skip planed.

    $32.25

    CHECH1394_1
    CHECH1394
    0.88"
    x 4.25" x
    38.13"
    Checks. Knots.

    $28.15

    CHECH1393_1
    CHECH1393
    0.88"
    x 6.25" x
    37.69"
    Nice board.

    $42.68

    CHECH1392_1
    CHECH1392
    0.88"
    x 5.13" x
    37.06"
    Checks.

    $35.86

    CHECH1391_1
    CHECH1391
    0.88"
    x 5.13" x
    38.13"
    Skip planed. Cracks.

    $32.80

    CHECH1390_1
    CHECH1390
    0.88"
    x 5.06" x
    38.13"
    Worm tracks.

    $30.10

    CHECH1389_1
    CHECH1389
    0.88"
    x 7.44" x
    38.44"
    Skip planed. Grain deterioration. Worm tracks.

    $51.05

    CHECH1388_1
    CHECH1388
    0.88"
    x 5.13" x
    38.56"
    Skip planed. Bark inclusion.

    $33.55

    CHECH1387_1
    CHECH1387
    0.88"
    x 4.31" x
    37.5"
    Skip planed.

    $29.92

    CHECH1386_1
    CHECH1386
    0.88"
    x 7.19" x
    38.13"
    Checks.

    $42.50

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