    
Brazilian rosewood (Dalbergia nigra)
Family: Leguminosae
Common names: Babia rosewood, Bahia rosewood, Brazilian rosewood, Caa-biuna, Cabeuna, Cabiuna, Cambore, Camboriuna, Caviuna, Jacaranda, Jacaranda cabiuna, Jacaranda de Brasil, Jacaranda wood, Jacaranda-da-bahia, Jacaranda-preto, Jacaranda-rajado, Jacaranda-roxo, Jacarandaholz, JacarandJacardanda de Brasil, Legno di jacaranda, Madera de palisandro, Marnut, Palisander, Palisander wood, Palisanderholz, Palissander, Palissandre da Brl, Palissandre du bresil, Palissandro, Pau preto, Rio rosewood, Rosewood, South American rosewood, Urauna
Distributed in: Brazil, India (Latin America, Oceania and S.E. Asia)
Distribution overview: Brazil (Bahia, Espto Santo, Minas Gerais, Rio de Janeiro, SPaulo). The species is encountered equally in primary and secondary formations, occurring on soils of low natural fertility, deep clay and clay-sand soils with good drainage. It is able to tolerate dry conditions.
Common uses: Bedroom suites, Billiard-cue butts, Boat building (general), Bobbins, Boxes and crates, Brush backs & handles, Building materials, Cabinetmaking, Chairs, Chests, Decorative plywood, Decorative veneer, Desks, Dining-room furniture, Drawer sides, Drum sticks, Figured veneer, Fine furniture, Flooring, Furniture , Furniture, Handles, Handles: woodworking tools, Heavy construction, Interior construction, Joinery, Kitchen cabinets, Living-room suites, Marquetry, Mine timbers, Musical instruments , Musical instruments, Musical instruments: piano, Office furniture, Organ pipes, Paneling , Paneling, Piano keys, Pianos , Picker sticks, Plywood, Poles, Radio - stereo - TV cabinets, Railroad ties, Shade rollers, Shafts/Handles, Shuttles, Sounding boards, Specialty items, Spindles, Spools, Sporting Goods, Stencil & chisel blocks, Sucker rods, Tool handles, Turnery, Umbrella handles , Vehicle parts, Veneer: decorative
Product sources: Brazillian rosewood is scarce in the more accessible areas because of over-harvesting, but some timber from the species is available from environmentally responsible sources. Supplies of Brazilian rosewood are very limited because of shortages, making it quite expensive. Related species are available on the market as substitutes for true Rosewood.
Environment profile: Extinct, Endangered, Vulnerable, or Rare within its range
Tree size: Trunk diameter is 200-250 cm
Colors: the heart isYellow, Yellow to golden-yellow to orangeand the sapwoodWhite to yellow, Yellow.The grain isWeak figure, the textureMedium to coarseand the lusterMedium
Natural durability: Susceptible to insect attack, Very durable
Odor: May have a distinctive taste
Kiln Schedules: UK=C US=T3C2/T3C1 Fr=3
Kiln Drying Rate: Rapid
Drying Defects: Slight end splitting, Slight surface checking
Ease of Drying: Requires slow and careful seasoning to prevent degrade.
Tree Identification: Bole/stem form is misshapen
Comments: Generally strong and durable High waste factor Since they are usually hollow. Usable volume may be reduced considerably after the undesirable sapwood is removed. Ironically, old trees with defective stems are reported to yield the most attractive material. Brazillian rosewood is far superior in hardness than any of the native N. American hardwoods used in furniture manufacturing. Rosewood is also the primary choice as a tonewood for the highest quality stringed musical instruments
Blunting Effect: Moderate
Boring: Vary from difficult to easy
Carving: Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult
Cutting Resistance: Moderate to saw
Gluing: Satisfactory gluing properties
Mortising: Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult
Moulding: Poor to Very Poor
Movement in Service: Poor to Very Poor
Nailing: Pre-boring recommended, Very Good to Excellent
Planing: Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult
Resistance to Impregnation: Resistant sapwood
Response to hand tools: Responds Readily
Routing recessing: Fairly Difficult to Very Difficult
Veneering qualities: Suitable for slicing
Steam bending: Very good
Screwing: Possible if prebored, Very Good to Excellent Results; Turning: Good results
Polishing: Very Good to Excellent; Staining: Very Good to Excellent;
- Numerical data Metric
- Numerical data English
- Strength properties
- References
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| Item |
Green |
Dry |
Metric |
| Specific Gravity |
0,63 |
0,77 |
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| Density |
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849 |
kg/m3 |
| Bending Strength |
984 |
1418 |
kg/cm2 |
| Crushing Strength |
441 |
694 |
kg/cm2 |
| Hardness |
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1297 |
kg |
| Impact Strength |
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cm |
| Shearing Strength |
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185 |
kg/cm2 |
| Stiffness |
120 |
130 |
1000 kg/cm2 |
| Tangential Shrinkage |
6 |
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% |
| Radial Shrinkage |
2 |
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% |
| Weight |
849 |
689 |
kg/m3 |
| Maximum Load |
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cm-kg/cm3 |
| Toughness |
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cm-kg |
| Static Bending |
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kg/cm2 |
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 |  |  |  | | Item | Green | Dry | English | | Bending Strength | 13996 | 20177 | psi | | Density | | 53 | lbs/ft3 | | Hardness | | 2860 | lbs | | Maximum Crushing Strength | 6275 | 9874 | psi | | Shearing Strength | | 2632 | psi | | Stiffness | 1714 | 1859 | 1000 psi | | Specific Gravity | 0.63 | 0.77 | | | Weight | 53 | 43 | lbs/ft3 | | Radial Shrinkage | 2 | | % | | Tangential Shrinkage | 6 | | % | | Volumetric Shrinkage | 9 | | % | |
Density (dry weight) = 53-60 lbs/cu.ft. 0 Max. crushing strength = high 0 Bending strength (MOR) = high 0 Shrinkage, Radial = small Modulus of Elasticity (stiffness) = medium Hardness (side grain) = very hard Shrinkage, Tangential = large Density (dry weight) = 46-52 lbs/cu. ft. Shrinkage, Tangential = moderate Shrinkage, Volumetric = small Shrinkage, Volumetric = fairly large Shrinkage, Radial = very small Shrinkage, Radial = moderate Shearing strength (parallel to grain) = high Density (dry weight) = 61-67 lbs/cu. ft Shrinkage, Tangential = fairly large Shrinkage, Radial = large Shrinkage, Radial = fairly large Shearing strength (parallel to grain) = medium Modulus of Elasticity (stiffness) = very low
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