{"id":98,"date":"2009-10-07T16:51:41","date_gmt":"2009-10-07T20:51:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.woodturningpens.com\/?p=98"},"modified":"2009-10-07T16:51:41","modified_gmt":"2009-10-07T20:51:41","slug":"bloodwood-an-unusually-beautiful-south-american-hardwood-for-turned-wood-pens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.woodturningpens.com\/bloodwood-an-unusually-beautiful-south-american-hardwood-for-turned-wood-pens\/","title":{"rendered":"Bloodwood – An Unusually Beautiful South American Hardwood for Turned Wood Pens"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Bloodwood is scientifically known as Brosimum paraense. There are at least 13 other species of Brosimum known to exist. <\/p>\n
All of these Brosimum species are native to the tropical regions of North America, extending roughly from a northern terminus in the far southern reaches of Mexico through to the Amazon basin of central South America. Most of the Bloodwood sold in the United States originates in Brazil, Suriname, and\/or Guyana. <\/p>\n
<\/a> <\/p>\nUses of Bloodwood<\/h3>\n
\nThe dense scarlet heartwood is used for decorative woodworking including items such as knife handles and inlay among other uses for small pieces of wood, such as making turned wood pens and other desk set implements on the wood lathe. The heartwood color ranges from pale orange to a deep red and this color will deepen over time instead of fading upon exposure to light. The wood is not one of the more widely used exotic hardwoods on the US market and as such may not always be readily available for purchase.<\/p>\n