Metopium brownei

Chechen Negro

Sometimes called Caribbean Rosewood — a dense, richly streaked hardwood built for demanding structural work and fine furniture alike.

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370 Density (kg/m³)

426 Rupture resistance (kg/cm²)

01 Native regions

426 Bending strength

About Chechen Negro

Chechen Negro earns its "Caribbean Rosewood" nickname honestly — heartwood ranges from brown to reddish, orange, and yellow, streaked dark brown to almost black against a creamy pinkish backdrop. The grain runs straight to interlocked with a fine-to-medium texture. Despite its density, it works more easily than expected with carbide or stellite tooling, and finishes to a high polish. It's naturally durable and rot-resistant, which is why it turns up everywhere from bridge planks and telephone poles to fine cabinetry and musical instruments.

Chechén Negro
Boxcheché
Kabal-Chechen
Caribbean Rosewood
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Fosforillo
Guarumo Macho (Costa Rica)
Palo de Pollo (Puerto Rico)
Ramón de Caballo

At a glance

Origin: Belize, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico
Category: Indoor Furniture · Flooring · Musical Instruments
Best for: Fine furniture, cabinetry, general carpentry and joinery, flooring, wainscot, bridge planks, piles, decorative plywood veneers, millwork, telephone poles, fencing, doors and windows, handicrafts, turned and sculpted items, musical instruments
Working properties: Hard and heavy but easier to work than expected — tungsten carbide or stellite tooling recommended. Finishes to a high polish; bonds well with ordinary white glue. Pre-drilling required before nailing or screwing.

Spec sheet

Physical-mechanical properties

Physical-mechanical values for Chechen Negro from the approved Final Content document.

Density 370 kg/m³

MOE Flex — Elastic Modulus 69690 kg/cm²

RLE Flex — Elastic Resistance Limit 245 kg/cm²

RR Flex — Rupture Resistance 426 kg/cm²

PMOE Com for — Elastic Modulus, Compression Parallel 67320 kg/cm²

PRLE Com for — Elastic Resistance Limit, Compression Parallel 130 kg/cm²

RR Com for — Rupture Resistance 180 kg/cm²

RLE Com for — Elastic Resistance Limit, Perpendicular Compression 175 kg/cm²

RR Shear for — Rupture Resistance, Parallel Shear 119 kg/cm²

JK Lateral — Lateral Face Hardness 181 kg

JK Lateral — Transverse Face Hardness 213 kg

Where it's used

Built for the demanding jobs

01 — Furniture

Indoor & outdoor furniture

02 — Flooring

Premium hardwood flooring

03 — Musical Instruments

Tonewood & musical instruments

04 — Marine

Marine decking & boat building

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