JATOBA
Botanical name:
Hymenaea Courbaril
Type: HARDWOOD
Botanical name:
Hymenaea Courbaril
Type: HARDWOOD
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JATOBA Botanical name: Hymenaea Courbaril Type: HARDWOOD |
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| COMMON NAMES: Brazilian cherry, alga, algarrobo, azucar huayo, copal, copinol, courbaril, jutaby, jatahy, jutai, kawanari, pie de venado, West Indian locust, guapinal, jutai, rode locus. NOTE: although it is commonly called "Brazilian cherry" its only similarity to cherry is in the color; it is much harder and denser than cherry and much more difficult to work. SOURCES: Southern Mexico, throughout Central America and the West Indies to northern Brazil, Bolivia, and Peru. The tree's best development is on ridges or slopes and high riverbanks. Throughout West Indies from Cuba and Jamaica to Trinidad and Tobago. Also from central Mexico to Peru, Bolivia, Brazil, and French Guiana. Sometimes planted in southern Florida. TREE: grows to about 80 feet with diameters from 2 feet to 4 feet. |
GRAIN: straight or interlocked |
| JATOBA is also a popular turnery wood. With its attractive color and inherent luster the wood is used to turn all sorts of objects and art pieces. Fine cutlery, hunting knives, bowie knife and the Old German Colonial Style all purpose knife and other artistically handles are handcrafted with JATOBA by Strassburger Knives. They are a family of German Artisans and are Knife makers since 1860. They also personalize custom handles for the Swiss Army Knife, Victorinox, in Jatoba Hardwood. The combination of Jatoba with Buffalo Horn, Bone and other rare materials, results in knife handles very nice and durable. |
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the best High Carbon Steel, imported from Germany is used. It is the same
steel standard that always was used to manufacture barber razors. Leather
Sheath: Each knife will be delivered with a beautiful custom leather sheath.
The sheaths are entirely custom handmade and hand sewn. Are made from
selected cowhide, tanned with proper natural vegetables, given the real
appearance of wild strong leather. Has a very high quality and resistance,
with its natural brown color The proper and little irregularities of leather
are keeping in order to maintain its characteristics. No chemical products
or synthetic materials are used in the products of all Custom Handcrafted
knives and Leather Sheaths. Hunting Knife, Big Hunting Knives, are one
of the nice knife models. Also a very valuable Boy Scouts Knife, and Boy
scouting knives are made under order for a valuable gift. The Boy Scout
dream! Stainless Steel knife, forging, butcher knife, kitchen knife, Messer
Handwerk. Bowie Knife, Mini Bowie, Big Bowie Knife and all purpose knives.
Hunting, BIg Hunting are the knife models made by Strassburger Schmied
Handwerk, Messershmied Meister, Messer Meister. 
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