Padauk Thin Stock Lumber

Padauk Thin Stock Lumber

Padauk (Pterocarpus soyauxii) is a popular exotic hardwood among turners, box makers, furniture builders, and woodworkers looking for strong color and distinctive grain. Freshly cut Padauk can range from pinkish orange to a vivid reddish orange, gradually darkening to reddish or purplish brown with age. A UV-inhibiting finish can help slow that color change, though it will not prevent it completely.

Characteristics & Grain:

Padauk typically has straight grain, though some pieces may show interlocked grain. Its coarse, open texture and natural luster give finished projects a bold, unmistakable appearance. The wide range of orange, red, and brown tones makes Padauk especially useful when you want the wood itself to become a focal point of the project.

Working with Padauk:

Padauk is generally easy to work, turn, and glue. Interlocked or quartersawn grain can be prone to tearout during planing, so sharp tooling and careful grain direction are important. Because of its open pores, pore filling may be needed when you're after a smooth, glass-like finish. Padauk finishes well, but some reactive oil-based finishes can have curing problems unless the heartwood is properly sealed first.

Our thin stock is sawn from kiln-dried lumber, with the grain running along the longest dimension for strength and stability.

Specifications:

• Dimensions: 3/4" Thickness
• Tolerance: Sawn to +/- 1/8" of listed size.
• Best Uses: Boxes, turned projects, furniture accents, tool handles, musical instruments, small specialty projects, and decorative woodworking.

Wood is a natural product, and pieces may vary slightly in color, grain, and figure. Due to wood movement, shrinkage, and expansion, please measure each piece carefully. Dimensioned within +/- 1/8" of size listed.

Due to international shipping restrictions, this product can only be shipped in the US.

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