Wood is the best-known and biological material used as raw material since the dawn of mankind until the present day. As a natural and renewable composite, its lifetime is limited by the degradation of its basic elements. This degradation can be caused by chemical reactions or by biological agents capable of accelerating the process of deterioration. In this work, mechanical, thermal, micro-structural characteristics and bio-degradation characteristics in static systems of 3 species of woods - Pupunha (Bactris gasipaes), Pau-Brazil (Caesalpinia echinata) and Imbuia (Ocotea porosa) - were studied under laboratory conditions in order to use these woods in jewelry design. The results obtained show that pupunha had less loss in mass after abrasion test, less absorbed moisture content and showed higher resistance to thermal degradation. Pau-brazil showed better visual performance when analyzed in SEM after the abrasion test, the highest crystallinity and lower values for fungus attacks, bio-film formation and/or any variation caused by aggressive substances. Imbuia was the species that suffered visually major micro-structural changes; presented higher values for the moisture content and increase of roughness after abrasion test and greater contamination by fungi and bacterial growth. This behavior was probably due because Imbuia is the most porous species among the analyzed ones.