Ipe Hardwood Sample (1/2"x3"x6")

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Ipe Hardwood Sample (1/2"x3"x6")

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Ipe Hardwood Sample (1/2"x3"x6")

Get your hands on a wood you've never tried before! It's simple. Samples are milled on all sides to the standard size of 1/2'' X 3'' X 6'', as determined by The International Wood Collectors Society, and include the shipping cost within the 48 U.S. Each one is labeled with the botanical and common names. Use these to test finishes and stains, to compare color and grain characteristics, etc.

Why Choose Ipe?
This is one strong, tough, and resilient wood. Ipe's naturally durable and weather resistant so it's fantastic in outdoor projects. Plus, the rich dark color makes great accents and finishes with gorgeous hints of reddish brown tones - Ipe wood is unlike anything else.

What Size Is This?
Thickness 1/2" (≈ 1/2" approx)
Width 3"
Length 6"
Grade Samples are milled on all sides, cut square and sanded; wood is a product of nature with inconsistencies from piece to piece. Use species samples as a guide, not a perfect representation.
Approximated, actual size may vary +/- 1/8"

About Ipe (Tabebuia spp)

View All Ipe Products
Weight

5.75

lbs /Bd. Ft.
60.61% heavier than red oak (3.58 /bd. ft.)
Hardness

3510

Janka Rating
172.09% harder than red oak (1290 psi)
Density

0.91

Specific Gravity
42.19% more dense than red oak (.64)

General Workability
Somewhat Difficult 7/10
Red Oak

Wood Texture
Fine 4/10
Red Oak

Ease of Finishing
Easy 2/10
Red Oak

map of where Ipe tree grows
Ipe is an exotic wood from Latin America

This is one strong, tough, and resilient wood. Ipe's naturally durable and weather resistant so it's fantastic in outdoor projects. Plus, the rich dark color makes great accents and finishes with gorgeous hints of reddish brown tones - Ipe wood is unlike anything else.

color of Ipe
Color Range
Light to dark olive brown with greenish caste, often with lighter or darker streaks.
the Ipe tree
What's The Tree Like?
May grow to 140-150 feet in height with trunk diameters of 72" and frequently to heights of 100 feet and diameters of 24-36". Boles are clear to 60 feet and more, with or without buttresses.
other names for Ipe
Other Names
Amapa prieta, Bastard lignum vitae, Bethabara, Canaguate, Cortez, Ebano verde, Ebene vert, Greenhart, Guayacan, Ipe, Ironwood, Lapacho, Lapacho negro, Pau d'Arco, Polvillo, Tajibo
uses for Ipe
Some Typical Uses
Furniture, flooring, industrial uses, tool handles, exterior applications, decking, inlay, furniture parts.
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5
June 8th, 2017
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Maxwell D
Arizona
Great looking wood
The wood looks great, and worked very well for my project, wooden rings. The sample size was also the perfect size for this project, as I could only find it sold by the foot elsewhere. It also arrived so promptly that I was confused when it showed up!
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January 19th, 2011
Santos
Gladewater TX USA
A GENUINE IPE SAMPLE
Dear Sir/Ms,I hope you are fine.I received a IPE(Tabebuia Serratifolia)sample.This sample 1/2"x 3" x 6" not represent one whole tree,but I can see it's a genuine & authentic material from Tabebuia genus.There are several forest species from Lapacho group and T.Serratifolia to me is the best to built projects like decking,flooring,marine works,and other exteriors uses for her wood properties how resistance to marines organims,and fungies attack,durability to decay,and hardness(3060lbs-Janka)etc.
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