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Indian rosewood (Dalbergia latifolia)

Family: Leguminosae

Common names: Bhotbeula, Bhotuk, Biti, Bodbera, Bombay blackwood, Bombay rosewood, Botbiola, East Indian rosewood, Eetti, Eravadi, Eruvadi, Indian palisandre, Indian palissander, Indian rosewood, Iridi, Iti, Java palisandre, Jitangi, Jitegi, Jitiyegishi, Kala-rukh, Kalaruk, Karitti, Makle, Malabar, Rute, Ruzerap, Saisa, Satsayar, Satsiyar, Seris, Serisso, Shisham, Siase, Siras, Siris, Sirsa, Sirsai, Sisali, Sison, Sissa, Sissu, Sissua, Sissui, Sisu, Sitsal, Sonobrits, Sonokeling, Thethagatti, Thodagatti, Thothagatti, Veeti, Vitti, Yerugudu

Distributed in: India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Nepal, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Vietnam (Oceania and S.E. Asia)

Distribution overview: The natural range of Dalbergia latifolia stretches from the sub-Himalayan tract to the southern tip of India and the island of lava in Indonesia. Its best growth occurs in the Western Ghat forests of Karnataka, Kerala, and Tamil Nadu. It has been introduced to Burma, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Nigeria, and Kenya.

Common uses: Agricultural implements, Artificial limbs, Bearings & bushings, Bedroom suites, Boat building (general), Boat building: framing, Bobbins, Boxes and crates, Brush backs & handles, Cabinetmaking, Carvings, Chairs, Chests, Concealed parts (Furniture), Core Stock, Decorative veneer, Desks, Dining-room furniture, Door, Dowell pins, Dowells, Drawer sides, Drum sticks, Excelsior, Figured veneer, Fine furniture, Floor lamps, Flooring, Food containers, Fuelwood, Furniture , Furniture components, Furniture squares or stock, Furniture, Handles: woodworking tools, Hatracks, Heavy construction, Joinery, Kitchen cabinets, Light construction, Living-room suites, Matches, Mathematical instruments, Mine timbers, Musical instruments , Musical instruments, Musical instruments: piano, Musical instruments: strings, Office furniture, Organ pipes, Paneling, Piano keys, Pianos , Picker sticks, Plain veneer, Plywood, Plywood: veneer (marine), Poles, Pulp/Paper products, Radio - stereo - TV cabinets, Railroad ties, Rustic furniture, Shade rollers, Shuttles, Sounding boards, Specialty items, Spindles, Sporting Goods, Structural work, Tables, Textile equipment, Tool handles, Toys, Turnery, Vehicle parts, Veneer, Veneer: decorative, Walking sticks, Wheel spokes, Wheels

Product sources: Quantities of Rosewood available on the market are rather limited because of increasing demand for rosewood. The material is shipped in the form of 10 to 36 inches (25 to 90 cm) diameter logs, most of which is converted into veneer. Rosewood is unsuitable for plywood manufacture.

Environment profile: Status has not been officially assessed

Tree size: Trunk diameter is 150-200 cm

Colors: the heart isReddish brown, Yellow to golden-yellow to orangeand the sapwoodWhite to yellow, Yellow.The grain isStriped figure, the textureUniformand the lusterMedium

Natural durability: Susceptible to attack from powder post (Lyctid & Bostrychid) beetles, Very durable

Odor: No distinctive odor or taste after seasoned

Kiln Schedules: UK=J US=T10D5S/T8D4S Fr=4

Kiln Drying Rate: Very slow (>28 days for boards < 32 mm, to >84 days for boards >= 63 mm)

Drying Defects: Slight end splitting, Slight surface checking

Ease of Drying: Reconditioning Treatement

Tree Identification: Bole/stem form is straight

Comments: General finishing qualities are rated as good Generally strong, tough, and hard. It is one of two most popular woods for carving and engraving, the other species being Sissoo (D. sissoo ). In the seasoned condition, Indian rosewood is two-and-one-half-times as hard as Oak (Quercus ), about twenty-five percent stronger in bending and compression along the grain, and fifteen percent stiffer.

Blunting Effect: Little

Boring: May Blunt cutting edges and interfere with boring operations

Carving: Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult

Cutting Resistance: Moderate to saw

Gluing: Fair to Good Results

Mortising: Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult

Moulding: Good finishing

Movement in Service: Good finishing

Nailing: Holds nails well, Very Good to Excellent

Planing: Planes well, to a good finish

Resistance to Impregnation: Sapwood is permeable

Response to hand tools: Responds Readily

Routing recessing: Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult

Sanding: Easy to sand

Veneering qualities: Suitable for slicing, Suitable for slicing

Steam bending: Tends to Degrade

Screwing: Screwing yields good results, Very Good to Excellent Results; Turning: Good results

Polishing: Surface Preparation; Staining: Surface Preparation;

  • Numerical data Metric
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Item Green Dry Metric
Specific Gravity 0,64 0,77
Density 849 kg/m3
Bending Strength 709 1159 kg/cm2
Crushing Strength 110 124 kg/cm2
Hardness 885 kg
Impact Strength 111 106 cm
Shearing Strength 132 kg/cm2
Stiffness 89 115 1000 kg/cm2
Tangential Shrinkage 5 %
Radial Shrinkage 2 %
Weight 865 833 kg/m3
Maximum Load 0,7 0,84 cm-kg/cm3
Toughness cm-kg
Static Bending 463 508 kg/cm2
Item Green Dry English
Bending Strength 10096 16486 psi
Crushing Strength 1578 1774 psi
Density 53 lbs/ft3
Hardness 1953 lbs
Impact Strength 44 42 inches
Maximum Crushing Strength 5422 7783 psi
Shearing Strength 1884 psi
Static Bending 6586 7232 psi
Stiffness 1272 1644 1000 psi
Work to Maximum Load 10 12 inch-lbs/in3
Specific Gravity 0.64 0.77
Weight 54 52 lbs/ft3
Radial Shrinkage 2 %
Tangential Shrinkage 5 %
Volumetric Shrinkage 8 %

Bending strength (MOR) = medium 0
Modulus of Elasticity (stiffness) = low 1
Max. crushing strength = high 1
Shrinkage, Radial = very small
Density (dry weight) = 53-60 lbs/cu.ft.
Shrinkage, Tangential = small
Max. crushing strength = medium
Shearing strength (parallel to grain) = medium
Density (dry weight) = 46-52 lbs/cu. ft.
Toughness-Hammer drop (Impact Strength) = medium
Modulus of Elasticity (stiffness) = very low
Hardness (side grain) = medium
Shrinkage, Volumetric = small
Work to Maximum Load = very low
Shearing strength (parallel to grain) = low
Modulus of Elasticity (stiffness) = medium
Hardness (side grain) = very hard
Hardness (side grain) = hard
Bending strength (MOR) = high
Shrinkage, Volumetric = very small
Shrinkage, Tangential = very small
Shearing strength (parallel to grain) = very low

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