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Barauna is an excellent specie at and
around the water level. Since the ancient Jesuit’ churches, barauna is used
as the construction supporting posts under the churches. After a couple of
hundred years, the barauna supports are still in excellent condition.
Nowadays, in Bolivia barauna is most commonly used as a railway sleeper, highly
resistant to weather changes. Therefore, That’s why ROQUE VALENTE recommends
barauna as great economic option for use in and around water shores, such as
boarding, decking, bridges, posts and of course sleepers. For more
information; please ask! The USDA
Forest Service Laboratory says: “schinopsis performed almost as
well as teak”!!. Test is based on cracking, wrapping, erosion and
swelling. See here for the
complete research (15 pages) Massaranduba is better known, barauna
are yet unknown species, which definitely is a great opportunity to
buy due its accessible price (at least for the moment). Also, barauna tend to
crack to a great lesser extend than the better-known massaranduba. The color
might be the same apart from the typical tiger-design, however, a red
Mercedes is also not to be compared with a red Mazda:
Other
alternatives would be the Brazilian Itauba, Ipe, the African Azobe, Yellow
Balau (bankirai) and to some extent Bankirai, Basralocus and of course Angelim
Vermelho. The latter however, is due to its penetrate odor definitely not
appropriate to be used as a fine outdoor decking. Barauna is extremely hard
(21770 Janka hardness at 12%) but that’s not the main reason for its
resistance. The natural sapwood resins are the main reason for its resistance
against downgrading. Looking at its value for money compared to its
competitors, Barauna definitely is your best option!
For more comparison please check the technical data sheet for most common
species. For more information about Barauna or click here for civil and marine
applications. |
irresistible super hard barauna deck
More information on technical details and much more about the Barauna tree (in Portuguese only)
barauna close-up (click on the picture) (two weeks of sun) |
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