| Name | |
| SBB Code | LET |
| Commercial Name | Letterhout (Snakewood) |
| Botanical Name | Piratinera guianensis / Bronsimum guianensis |
| Family | Moraceae (Mulberry) |
| Properties | |
| Color | Reddish brown or darker brown with black patches |
| Grain | Straight, with a fine even texture |
| Texture | a fine even texture |
| Tree size | 20 – 25m |
| Trunk diameter | 15 – 30cm |
| Technical Data | |
| Green density (Kg/m3) | 1400 |
| Air dry density at 12% MC (Kg/m3) | 1210 |
| Bending strength at 12% MC (N/mm2) | 133 |
| Crushing strength at 12% MC (N/mm2) | 119 |
| Durability | |
| Dry wood borer | Class D - Durable |
| Fungi | Class 1 - Very durable |
| Termites | Class D - Durable |
| Treatability | Class 3 - Poorly permeable |
| End Use | |
| turnery, fancy articles, violin bows, drum sticks, walking sticks, carving, marquetry, sliced veneer | |
