Indian Rosewood Wood Properties by Connected Lines

Indian Rosewood Amount of Figure: Intermediate
Indian Rosewood Amount of Natural Luster: Medium
Indian Rosewood Availability of Wood: Limited
Indian Rosewood Available As Lumber: Yes
Indian Rosewood Available as Veneer: Yes
Indian Rosewood Available only in small sizes: No
Indian Rosewood Bending Strength: High
Indian Rosewood Blunting of Tool Blades: Severe
Indian Rosewood Botanical Name: Dalbergia latifolia
Indian Rosewood Carving: Good, easy to carve
Indian Rosewood Clear Finish or Varnish: Fair
Indian Rosewood Color of Wood: Purple Brown
Indian Rosewood Contrast between growth rings: Diffuse Porous
Indian Rosewood Crushing Strength: High
Indian Rosewood Decorative Figure: No
Indian Rosewood Density: Very high
Indian Rosewood Drilling: Fair or Satisfactory
Indian Rosewood Fill before Finishing: Requires a filler
Indian Rosewood Gluing: Average - Requires control
Indian Rosewood Grain: Mostly Straight
Indian Rosewood Growth Ring Pattern Plainsawn: Noticeable or Distinct growth ring
Indian Rosewood Growth Ring Pattern Quartersawn: Noticeable or distinct growth ring stripe, ribbon or flake pattern
Indian Rosewood Hand Tooling: Somewhat difficult
Indian Rosewood Hardness: Hard, difficult to dent
Indian Rosewood Hardwood or Softwood: Hardwood
Indian Rosewood Harmful Properties: May cause dermatological and respiratory problems
Indian Rosewood Interlocked Grain: No
Indian Rosewood Kiln-dried Shrinkage: Low
Indian Rosewood Machine Tools: Somewhat Difficult
Indian Rosewood Mortising: Fair or satisfactory
Indian Rosewood Movement after drying: Low
Indian Rosewood Nail Holding: Good- Nails are fairly difficult to pull out
Indian Rosewood Nailing: Tends to split wood - Requires pre-drilled pilot hole
Indian Rosewood Natural Durability: Very durable
Indian Rosewood Number of Knots: Insufficient Data Available
Indian Rosewood Painting: Insufficient Data Available
Indian Rosewood Planing: Average
Indian Rosewood Polishing: Very Good
Indian Rosewood Pounds per cubic foot maximum: 53
Indian Rosewood Pounds per cubic foot minimum: 53
Indian Rosewood Reacts with Iron Fasteners or Hardware: No
Indian Rosewood Sanding: Good
Indian Rosewood Sawing: Moderate cutting resistance
Indian Rosewood Screw Holding: Very Good - Difficult to remove screws
Indian Rosewood Screwing: Fair - May require pre-drilled pilot holes especially near ends
Indian Rosewood Shaping: Insufficient Data Available
Indian Rosewood Size of Knots: Insufficient Data Available
Indian Rosewood Size of Pores: Large Pores - Open grain
Indian Rosewood Specific Gravity: Extrememly high
Indian Rosewood Specific Gravity maximum: .85
Indian Rosewood Specific Gravity minimum: .85
Indian Rosewood Staining: Insufficient Data Available
Indian Rosewood Steam Bending: Poor
Indian Rosewood Stiffness: High
Indian Rosewood Surface Preparation for Finishing: No
Indian Rosewood Texture of the Wood: Moderately Coarse
Indian Rosewood Toughness: Moderate
Indian Rosewood Turning: Very good
Indian Rosewood Weight: Very heavy
Indian Rosewood Wood Defects: Check (or split), ring check
Indian Rosewood Work Notes: Slow feed rate
Indian Rosewood Use for Boxes, Crates or Pallets: no
Indian Rosewood Use for Carving: no
Indian Rosewood Use for Cooperage: no
Indian Rosewood Use for Decorative Veneer: YES
Indian Rosewood Use for Flooring: no
Indian Rosewood Use for Furniture: YES
Indian Rosewood Use for Handles: no
Indian Rosewood Use for Heavy Construction: no
Indian Rosewood Use for Inlay: no
Indian Rosewood Use for Interior Finish: no
Indian Rosewood Use for Light Construction: no
Indian Rosewood Use for Marine Applications: no
Indian Rosewood Use for Marquetry: no
Indian Rosewood Use for Millwork: no
Indian Rosewood Use for Models and Patterns: no
Indian Rosewood Use for Musical Instruments: no
Indian Rosewood Use for Novelties: no
Indian Rosewood Use for Secondary Furniture Components: no
Indian Rosewood Use for Shingles: no
Indian Rosewood Use for Sports Equipment: no
Indian Rosewood Use for Turnery: YES
Indian Rosewood Use for Woodenware: no