Some pieces of this species could arguably be described as a rainbow; the grain of Chechen can contain reds (some with purplish tones),oranges, yellows, stripes of darker brown, and even the occasional greenish or yellowish brown. Pattern-wise, the grain is often straight but may also be flamed or curled. Almost up there with Bubinga, Chechen rates 2250 on the Janka hardness scale, an astounding balance of beauty and strength. Viking Lumberjack Michael Konas hopes the great mead hall in the sky is made of Chechen, but we're not sure our eternally-at-peace predecessors are familiar with the Central and South American wood...