question about brazilian cherry wood

[woodtinkergary]

Can anyone tell me how hard brazilian maple  is to scroll and what blade to use. I got some small flooring samples of it from lowes I want to make a small box from it, can I mix it with the oak samples I also have? keep smiling but keep the dust out, wtg

[jscott2]

Brazilian cherry, also called Jatoba, is extremely hard.  I made a cutting (about 1/2" thick) with it and used half a dozen blades (FD-UR #3, if I remember correctly) where I would normally use 2 or 3.  The cut edges were extremely smooth and almost mirror-like.

The blades cut well until they start to dull and then it is hard to follow the line.  The blade seems to go it's own way and each correction mars the mirror-like cut edge.

Good luck,
Jim

Edit:
I may not have used the best blade for this project.  If anyone has suggestions on a more suitable blade, I'd be glad to hear them
J