Pau Marfim No Featherweight

摘要

Pau marfim, or guatambu as it also is commonly known, grows primarily in Brazil, Paraguay and Argentina. The pale creamy toned wood typically displays very little difference between the sap-wood and heartwood, resulting in it sometimes being referred to as having a "featureless appearance." It also is known for being a very tough and hard wood, which explains why it is frequently used for flooring. Rick Banas, vice president Interwood Forest Products, a division of Fritz Kohl Veneers, noted that while there is some use of the wood in North America, it has never gained the popularity for applications that it holds in its native countries. "It really never became a species of great importance in the U.S. primarily due to similar properties found within our own indigenous species," he said.