   
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
- Numerical data English
- Strength properties
- References
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| Item |
Green |
Dry |
Metric |
| Specific Gravity |
0,64 |
0,77 |
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| 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 |
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% |
| Radial Shrinkage |
2 |
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% |
| Weight |
865 |
833 |
kg/m3 |
| Maximum Load |
0,7 |
0,84 |
cm-kg/cm3 |
| Toughness |
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cm-kg |
| Static Bending |
463 |
508 |
kg/cm2 |
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 |  |  |  | | 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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