Hard, but works well. Paraguay Peroba varies in color from rose-red to yellowish, with little or no distinction between the heart and sapwood. The fine textured grain varies from straight to irregular. This handsome wood works moderately well, and finishes readily. Favored for fine furniture, cabinet work and decorative veneers, Peroba is also suitable for use in flooring, interior trim, sash and doors, and turnery.
Grains is straight, sometimes wavy.
Easily worked with both hand and machine tools. Blunting of cutters can be rather severe. Glues moderately well, despite its oily nature. The heartwood is lustrous brown with a coppery or purplish tinge, sometimes faintly striped, and is sharply demarcated from the thin white sapwood. Moderately hard and dense with a medium texture.