MATERIALS / WOOD
Macuil
Tabebuia rosea
Light and warm in tone, with a fine grain and medium weight. It machines precisely and takes a range of finishes.
- Scientific name
- Tabebuia rosea
- Origin
- Tropical regions of Mexico
- Color
- Light and warm, with a fine grain
- Hardness
- Medium
ABOUT MACUIL
Macuil is the wood of the rosa morada, a tropical tree known for its pink blossoms.
It is medium in weight, light in tone and fine in grain. It machines precisely and takes finishes well, so we use it for doors and windows, furniture and closets, and in projects that want a bright wood rather than a dark tone.
On the coast we have used it for sliding windows, doors and furniture, as at El Guayacán in Zipolite. In the city, for closets, tables and chairs, as at Casa Antonieta in Oaxaca.
IN THE WORKSHOP
What we use it for.
- Doors and windows.
- Closets and dressing rooms.
- Tables, chairs and hospitality furniture.
