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Chechen

Metopium brownei
Also known as |
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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Chechen Lumber @ Rare Woods USA
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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

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

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

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

$42.50

CHECH1385_1
CHECH1385
0.88"
x 4.38" x
37.63"
Skip planed.

$30.91

CHECH1382_1
CHECH1382
0.81"
x 4.13" x
48.75"
Cracks. Skip planed. Great color.

$39.40

CHECH1380_1
CHECH1380
0.81"
x 6.13" x
40.06"
Cracks.

$42.05

CHECH1378_1
CHECH1378
0.81"
x 5.06" x
41.25"
Cracks. Bark inclusion. Some chatoyance.

$35.55

CHECH1374_1
CHECH1374
0.81"
x 8.81" x
40.31"
Small cracks. Small defect on corner. Worm tracks.

$59.45

CHECH1372_1
CHECH1372
0.81"
x 8" x
48.44"
Worm tracks. Skip planed.

$68.75

CHECH1368_1
CHECH1368
0.88"
x 5" x
62.25"
Pinholes. Skip planed. Nice color.

$61.10

CHECH1366_1
CHECH1366
0.88"
x 5.13" x
50.38"
Worm tracks. Knots with defect. Nice color and figure. Tear out.

$50.05

CHECH1364_1
CHECH1364
0.88"
x 5" x
49.06"
Skip planed. Defect on corner. Worm tracks. Great color.

$46.70

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