![Guatambu lumber wood, Balfourodendron riedelianum lumber for woodworking](graphics/category_species/guatambu.jpg)
Guatambu // Balfourodendron riedelianum
The wood is usually compared with Hard Maple for workability; however Guatambu is more yellow. Generally straight grain, dense with fine, uniform texture that works beautifully and even carves like a charm. Can be worked without much difficulty. Excellent turning wood. Very strong with excellent wear properties.![color of Guatambu](graphics/icons/CTGY/ColorPalette.png)
Color Range
Cream to lemon yellow.![other names for Guatambu](graphics/icons/CTGY/Log.png)
Other Names
Guatambu, Guatambu blanco, Ivorywood, Marfim, Pau liso, Pau marfim![uses for Guatambu](graphics/icons/CTGY/HandPlane.png)
Some Typical Uses
Bent Parts, Boat building, Bobbins, Cabinetmaking, Canoes, Carvings, Chairs, Chests, Concealed parts (Furniture), Decorative plywood, Decorative veneer, Desks, Dining-room furniture, Domestic flooring, Dowell pins, Dowells, Drawer sides, Excelsior, Figured veneer, Fine furniture, Floor lamps, Flooring, Furniture , Furniture components, Furniture squares or stock, Handles, Hatracks, Interior construction, Interior trim, Joinery, Kitchen cabinets, Lifeboats, Living-room suites, Marquetry, Moldings, Office furniture, Paneling , Parquet flooring, Plywood, Radio, stereo, TV cabinets, Rustic furniture, Shafts/Handles, Shipbuilding, Shuttles, Spindles, Spools, Stair rails, Stairworks, Stools, Stringers, Sub-flooring, Tables , Textile equipment, Tool handles, Turnery, Utility furniture, Veneer, Wainscotting, Wardrobes, Woodwork![the Guatambu tree](graphics/icons/CTGY/Tree.png)
What's the Tree Like?
With a maximum height of about 80 feet and diameters up to 30", the tree is not large. It produces a well formed bole up to 30 feet.Guatambu grows in Latin America
![map of where Guatambu grows](graphics/maps/south_america.png)