Wood is one of the main raw materials used by man in several uses. It can be used in furniture and package industries, and also in components for building construction. For all these purposes, it is necessary to know the physical and mechanical properties of wood specie being used. Brazilian Code ABNT NBR 7190:1997, in its Annex B, presents methods for determining wood mechanical properties, among them the embedment parallel to grain. This property is important because it relates to the design of bolted and nailed joints in timber structures. This research aims to the experimental determination of embedment strength parallel to grain strength for Schizolobium amazonicum Herb, a wood specie recently used for structural purposes. Results showed that embedment strength for Schizolobium amazonicum Herb wood specie is lower when compared with traditional tropical essences, but sufficient for some structural applications.