Tigerwood wood slabs – FSC® Certified is also available

Tigerwood - Hardwood lumber products

Tigerwood slab

For a long time all that Tigerwood was known much better throughout the world as Goncalo Alves or Muiracatiara. The wood has become a staple internationally as a unique wood that provides a very distinct look. Wood lovers understand that every single piece of wood is a one-of-a-kind and no species of wood shows that better than Tigerwood. Displaying its stripes as a slab is absolutely stunning. If the base color is wanted many slabs show up as only the base orang-ish hues of brown without all the wild streaking. Unlike any other wood out there, Tigerwood truly does come in many flavors. Here are 2 reasons why we like to use your tigerwood for creating wood slabs instead of only cutting it into lumber. Slabs have the highest yield of any form and using the most wood is imperative to sustainable harvest A slab that comes from a lesser quality log will be prone to be slightly less stable. Not many companies have thought of leaving Muiracatiara in slab form because of its high value as decking. We believe that offering some of our Goncalo Alves in the highest possible yield is imperative to keep our wholesalers competitive in an ever changing wood world. Our experience with Tigerwood means you can always be assured that we will supply you the very best. Give us a call or email us to see what we have available or what we are expecting to be available shortly. We can export our tigerwood slabs and lumber worldwide, direct from our FSC certified wholesale mill in Brazil.

Common Name:

Goncalo Alves, Tigerwood, Jobillo

Botanical Name:

Astronium spp. (A. graveolens and A. fraxinifolium)

Indigenous to:

From Mexico southward to Brazil

Modulus of Rupture:

16,970 lbf/in2 (117.0 MPa)

Shrinkage:

Radial: 4.2%, Tangential: 7.8%, Volumetric: 11.2%, T/R Ratio: 1.9

How is it dried:

kiln-dried (KD)

Is it dried quickly:

Normal Drying Schedule is applicable to thickness lower or equal to 38 mm.
It must be used in compliance with the code of practice.
For thickness from 38 to 75 mm, the air relative humidity should be increased by 5 % at each step.
For thickness over 75 mm, a 10 % increase should be considered

Stability:

Info coming soon

Exterior Wood Recommendation:

Class 4 – in ground or fresh water contact

Fastening Method:

Nailing / screwing: good but pre-drilling is necessary
Gluing: poor not recommended without proper oily wood procedures

Ecosystem impact:

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

Toxicity and allergic reactions:

Although severe reactions are quite uncommon, Goncalo Alves has been reported as a sensitizer. Usually most common reactions simply include eye and skin irritation.

Odor:

No distinguishable odor

Product we manufacture using this species:

Decking, hardwood flooring, dimensional lumber, E4E, S4S, RS (Rough Sawn), deck tiles, and wood slabs

Other common uses:

Cabinetwork (high class furniture)Sliced veneer

Flooring

Wood-ware

Turned goods

Exterior joinery

Interior joinery

Interior panelling

Heavy carpentry

Musical instruments

Tool handles (resilient woods)

Sculpture

Susceptibility to

Dry Wood borers:

Durable – sapwood demarcated (risk limited to sapwood)

Fungi:

Class 1 – very durable

Termites:

Class D – durable

Treatability:

Class 4 – not permeableAgainst dry wood borer attacks: does not require any preservative treatment
In case of risk of temporary humidification: does not require any preservative treatment
In case of risk of permanent humidification: does not require any preservative treatment

Janka Hardness:

  • 2160 lbf (17,500 N)