Brazilian Cherry

[Burnpile]

I'm just a hobbyist, my son has a small construction company and the contractor that does his floor installations saves me scraps. He recently gave me a couple Brazilian Cherry pieces. As a thank you I turned him a pen and made a pocket knife. It has to be the hardest wood I've turned and worked with.
Burnpile

 

[d_bondi]

Yes, Brazilian Cherry (Jatoba) has a Janka hardness of 2,690 which is almost twice as hard as Maple.

 

[JohnU]

In my beginning, most of my wood pens were made from hardwood floor scraps. Jatoba was one of my favorites. Love the dark lines and grain. Looks beautiful on the floor too. Lol