Rosewood Logs

Color/Appearance: Amazon Rosewood tends to be an orange or reddish brown, with darker contrasting streaks. Lighter yellowish sapwood is clearly demarcated from heartwood. Overall, Amazon Rosewood bears a close resemblance to Brazilian Rosewood, both on the facegrain and also the endgrain.

Grain/Texture: Amazon Rosewood has uniform, medium texture with open pores.

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Description

Specification:

Common Name(s): Amazon Rosewood

Scientific Name: Dalbergia spruceana

Distribution: Cameroon, Brazil, Venezuela, and Bolivia

Tree Size: small to medium tree

Average Dried Weight: 68 lbs/ft3 (1,085 kg/m3)

Specific Gravity (Basic, 12% MC): .89, 1.08

Janka Hardness: 2,700 lbf (11,990 N)

Modulus of Rupture: 16,950 lbf/in2 (116.9 MPa)

Elastic Modulus: 1,870,000 lbf/in2 (12.90 GPa)

Crushing Strength: 8,400 lbf/in2 (58.0 MPa)

Shrinkage: Radial: 3.6%, Tangential: 6.4%, Volumetric: 10.0%, T/R Ratio: 1.8

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