| Scientific Name: | Tabebuia serratifolia |
| Common Names: | Bastard Lignum Vitae, Ironwood, Lapacho |
| Market Availability: | Available from quality hardwood speciality distributors. |
| Properties: | Ipe is a strong, dense and heavy wood. The wood has a moderate blunting effect on cutting edges. Surface preparation is required for gluing. This is one of the few woods that is heavier than water and will sink. |
| Grows: | South America and Caribbean |
| Color: | Heartwood is generally olive-brown, but can be darker. The grain is straight to very irregular with fine to medium texture. |
| Grade: | NHLA Standard Grade Rules |
| Health Considerations: | The yellow dust can cause skin and eye irritation. May also cause shortness of breath, Headache and visual disturbance. |
| Alternatives: | Cumaru, Brazilian Cherry |
| Shipping Weight: | 1080/kg/m3 or 5.58#/board foot |
| Specific Gravity: | 1.08 |
| Compressive Strength: | (Perpendicular to grain) N/A |
| Janka Hardness: | (Pounds-force) 3060 |
