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== Synonyms and Related Terms == | == Synonyms and Related Terms == | ||
Revision as of 14:51, 3 October 2020
Description
Any of several wood from trees of the genus Dalbergia. Rosewood timber has a reddish-purple color and produces a rose-like smell when cut. The wood has a fine grain, smooth texture, and polishes to a high gloss. Rosewood is used for cabinets, musical instruments, piano cases and veneer. It was popular during the late 18th and early 19th centuries.
- Brazilian rosewood (Dalbergia nigra) tends to have a more variegated reddish color. A water extract of Brazilian rosewood with not fluoresce while that of most other rosewoods fluoresces a pale blue/green color.
- East Indian rosewood or Bombay blackwood (Dalbergia latifolia) tends to be a darker purple or brown with a tightly packed pore density.
- Honduras rosewood (Dalbergia stevensonii) has an uneven pore size
Synonyms and Related Terms
jacaranda; East Indian rosewood (Bombay blackwood, Dalbergia latifolia); Honduras rosewood (Dalbergia stevensonii); Brazilian rosewood (palisander, Rio rosewood, Bahia rosewood, Dalbergia nigra); Rosenholz (Deut.); bois de rose (Fr.); palissander (Ned.); shitan (Jap.); palisandro (Esp.); palissandro (It.)
Physical and Chemical Properties
- Tree height = to 30m
- Density = 50-63 ppcf
Risks
Contact may cause allergic rashes. Inhalation of dust may cause asthma
Additional Images
Bolivian rosewood
Rosewood from Honduras
East Indian rosewood (Dalbergia latifolia)
Dalbergia sisso
Brazilian rosewood Dalbergia nigra
Resources and Citations
- G.S.Brady, Materials Handbook, McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971 Comment: p. 670
- Ralph Mayer, A Dictionary of Art Terms and Techniques, Harper and Row Publishers, New York, 1969 (also 1945 printing)
- F. H. Titmuss, Commercial Timbers of the World, The Technical Press Ltd., London, 1965
- Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosewood (Accessed Oct. 3, 2005)
- Michael McCann, Artist Beware, Watson-Guptill Publications, New York City, 1979
- George Savage, Art and Antique Restorer's Handbook, Rockliff Publishing Corp, London, 1954
- Random House, Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language, Grammercy Book, New York, 1997
- The American Heritage Dictionary or Encarta, via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998
- WMuseum of Japanese Traditional Art Crafts at http://www.nihon-kogeikai.com/ (Jap. term)