MOKUREI COLLECTION / ORIGINAL PHOTOGRAPHMOKUREI STUDIO / SPECIMEN 018
Chakte Viga
Coulteria platyloba (syn. Caesalpinia platyloba)
Bright orange-gold timber maturing towards warm brown.
- Botanical family
- Fabaceae
- Average dry density
- 935 kg/m³ (≈12% MC)
- Janka hardness
- 2,250 lbf
- Native distribution
- Mexico and Central America
- Grain & texture
- Fine, usually straight; occasionally interlocked
Original photograph © Mokurei Studio · timber held in the studio collection. Identification supplied by the studio; physical-property values are literature references, not measurements of the pictured piece.
Material character
A naturally lustrous and comparatively dense decorative species.
Notable applications
Carved objects, fine furnishings and decorative handles.
Of particular interest
The older name Caesalpinia platyloba still appears in many timber catalogues.
Workshop note
Different suppliers may use “chakte” names loosely; confirm the botanical name when sourcing.
Wood identification is provided by the Mokurei Studio collection, not independently laboratory-verified. Technical figures are reference averages, not measurements of the photographed piece; they vary with provenance and moisture.