Padauk Wood or Padauk Lumber is classified as a Exotic wood and is sometimes referred to as, Corail, Barwood or Camwood. Padauk heartwood is a vivid blood red color toning down to a dark purple-brown with red streak and the grain can be straight to interlocked and slightly open grained. Padauk does nail, screw, and glues very well and can be finished to an excellent finish. Since Padauk has great stability, durability and strength, it is often used for furniture making, cabinetmaking and fine joinery as well as knife handles, decorative veneers and paddles and oars. Padauk has a Janka hardness rating of: 1725