rosewood

I have a mystery rosewood I'd like to ID, from the same source as my mystery Australian wood. Here are a couple of photos. I'm told it's a Dalbergia but it may be another 'rosewood'. I'll get a density later and update the post. I can take more photos if needed and do ask any other questions...

Hey all, I have a super rare and nice pice of Dalbergia odorifera T. Chen (Huanghuali = "Fragrant Pear Wood') which is one of the the rarest rosewoods in the world, and is rarely seen for sale on the U.S. market. This piece also has the coveted "Ghost eyes" (small burl sections with three dots...

Hey folks, Cleaning shop here again and I found a super rarity, Dalbergia dongnaiensis. If you look this up, the taxonomy will say D. oliveri--trust me, it is not. You'll see in the photos, but I also work in plant sciences and have had the fortune of visiting Vietnam and seeing these trees...

Here is one exceptional and vintage seasoned piece of rosewood from Madagascar (dalbergia spp.). This is about 40 years old, very dense, dark chocolate-chocolate heartwood with really fine striations and growth ring spacing with excellent tap tone response. It does exhibit some spiderwebbing...

Hi everyone, I read an article yesterday, and have been thinking a lot about it since. I am just now getting into guitar building and love exotic woods. I am also seeing that there is a lot of poaching going on around the world (especially related to rosewood). When I spot deals for "bridge...

I am new here :) I am looking to buy some Rengas wood that is at least 24-36 inches long. This is a unique wood from southeast Asia (a beautiful and interesting red color, looks like lava to me) which is also called Borneo Rosewood, even though it's not a true rosewood. The picture above my...

Just finished my 2nd humidor, the 12th box overall, in the shop this morning. I will admit, I sanded the crap out of the teak and just applied varnish. So, no, it doesn't look quite that good in person...it will fade. But I wanted to share if anyone is interested. Anyways, for those of you...

Hi all, I'm finishing a lovely 33" x 2.5" x 3/16" tulipwood fret slat for a guitar project. I'm not sure how to finish it and am looking for advice. For other fading woods (Pink Ivory, Bois de Rose, Padauk) I have always used de-waxed shellac in two to five coats (depending on the lightness of...

Hey all! New to the forum. Thanks for the warm welcome! As the thread title says, I'm looking for Bois De Rose lumber in the above dimensions or larger, really furniture-ready and luthier pieces. I know it is nearly impossible to find, but I've managed to get my hands on some nice Brazillian D...

Glad to join Wood Barter! I'm a rosewood and ebony enthusiast always looking to buy Bois de Rose lumber. Please PM me if you have any! I love turning bowls, making knives, and building rosewood furniture out of Wilmington, NC. Looking forward to interacting with you all!

When John introduced himself yesterday and showed the beautiful bowls he cast, I remembered that I had this chunk of Guatemalan rosewood that is bug-eaten in the center. I sold a few slices of it here and on Etsy but the piece left is large enough for several 6" diameter cast bowls. This...

This offer is for 20 pen blanks. The rosewood is from Nicaragua but I'm not sure of the species. Many of the blanks have sapwood. Also included are five pieces of Honduran rosewood and three pieces of bloodwood. All measure at least ¾ square but most are larger. They are 5" to 5.5" long...

@dfowler13 David recently inquired about some hard maple peppermill blanks. In the course of the PM, I told him about some rosewood I recently found in my stash. He is buying a full FRGB box from the pieces shown below. I will have some of the rosewood left that I will offer later. The EIR...

Here is a very nice Nicaraguan rosewood block that measures 13" long by 6.5" wide by 2" thick. It will make two great 6" bowls that will show both heartwood and sapwood. This has been in my stash for many years and it measures 12% MC. Very dense but easily turned as I understand. Of...

Still working on reducing my inventory. Here's a great deal on premium pen blanks. The photo labels give all the species involved. The curly koa has super figure which is hard to photograph. Price is $35 which includes postage to anywhere in the USA.

After looking at all of your beautiful boxes I almost don't want to post this up here. But I made it for another member and he suggested that I should show this box off. It's rosewood and light blue epoxy. It measures 7x5x2.

@phinds Paul, I cut this rosewood yesterday but have no idea what it is. Got it from Rick Hearne a few years ago and he said it came from Nicaragua but wasn't sure of the exact ID. What do you think? These are pen blanks arrange to show adjacent sides. The color is as close to actual as...

@Tony I mentioned in one of my posts that I had some cut-offs of various rosewoods. Tony asked to see some of them and here is the one I've found so far. I got it from Rick Hearne some time ago and he said it was Nicaraguan sourced. As Paul's exotic wood website shows, it could actually be...

Hi, I am pretty sure this is a rosewood, but I can't seem to be able to narrow it down. It's a piece of about 2-3' x 4" x 2" and finished on one side with some heavy lacquer. It was given to me after having been found during cleaning out a shed or so, it might have been laying there for a...

Nicaraguan rosewood billet. Great for someone looking for contrasting sapwood creations. As is typical for a billet, there are cracks and checks. There is, however, plenty of usable wood. The end grain pics show that there will be some nice contrasting dark lines, so this won't be a bland piece...