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also known as yellowheart.
Uses:
Pau Amarello is used as a craftwood predominately..... cabinets, furniture, flooring and decorative turnings, particularly in inlays when a colour contrast is desired. Its bright yellow colour, gives it great appeal, for speciallty woodworkers that are looking for a wood to highlight their woodcraft project.
The Tree: Euxylophora paraensis
Rutaceae family: Pau Amarello trees can grow to more than 130 feet tall and 30" in diameter. It has large leaves upwards of 10" long and 4" wide. It has a wonderful show of creamy white, fragrant flowers.
Pau Amarello trees are found almost exclusively in the State of Para, Brazil.
Common Names: Amarello, Pequia setim, yellowheart, lima orana, pau setim, satinwood, boxwood, canary wood or sateen.
Wood Description:
Pau amarello heartwood is a bright yellow colour, darkening a little on exposure to sunlight. There is little differentiation between heartwood and sapwood, or between spring and summer growth rings. The colour is very consistent across the wood. It is usually straight grained and uniform, with no distintive taste or odour. It drys relatively easily with limited checking and cracking.
Dust from pau amarello or yellowheart can cause skin rashes so take proper care if you have a sensitivity.
Weight: approximately 54lbs/cu.ft.
Finishing:
This is not an oil wood, so it finishes with relative ease. Fine sanding produces a nice sheen.
Machining:
This wood is relatively easy to work with for both hand and power tools. It nails adequately, glues easily and sands to a high polish.
Pau Amarello can exhibit a curly figure, then known as pau setim. Figured wood of this sort is much more difficult to plane, usually requiring an abrasive sander to avoid grain tearout. I have found that it is also more likely to twist, so store carefully, to preserve your "special" pieces.
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