East Indian Rosewood Turning Blanks

East Indian Rosewood has graced the curving sides of countless guitars with its rich dark tone and gorgeous striped figure. Its density and stability also make it an excellent candidate for turning, and its high resin content allows you to attain a fine polish. These turning blanks are available in an assortment of sizes for bowls, platters, carvings, bottle stoppers, chess pieces, tool handles, table legs, spindles, finials, candlesticks and whatever else your imagination can conjure up!

Due to high demand and limited supply, we cannot always guarantee that this item will be in stock. Turning Blanks come rough sawn to nominal thickness and are coated with wax. Native To: Southern India and Java. Color: Purple-brown heartwood with darker streaks. Heartwood is clearly demarcated from the sapwood. Grain: Narrow and interlocking. Often exhibits a ribbon grain figure. Texture: Moderately coarse and uniform. Somewhat oily. Common Uses: Decorative and ornamental items, fine furniture, musical instruments, luthiery, and turnery. Working Characteristics: Fairly difficult to saw and machine. Sharp tools are essential. Turns well. Polish: Can be polished to an exceptional finish. Average Dried Weight: 53 lb/cubic ft. Strength: Very hard, heavy and dense.

Customer Reviews and Photos for: East Indian Rosewood Turning Blanks Average Rating: 4.5 (4 customer reviews) Add your review...

1) Submitted by Kenneth Freeman, from Kyle, TX on 2/14/2010 Customer Rating: I bought 6 blanks to turn for my new chisels. Only one had a small defect on it but it was on the end. No problem. Very hard wood but with sharp tools no problems turning them. My handles came out LOOKING GREAT. Beautiful purple hue to them. I sanded them smooth with 3 grits of paper and just rubbed paste wax and polished to a nice shine. Great wood. If you need blanks these are the ones for you.

2) Submitted by Leonard, from Port Clinton, OH on 2/21/2008 Customer Rating: The wood will be used for making replacement parts for infill hand planes, such as totes and knobs and infill sections. The Rosewood was of a very high caliber and should work very well for my needs.

3) Submitted by George, from Abbeville, SC on 2/7/2008 Customer Rating: The wood is excellent and machines well. I am making salt and pepper grinders. Plan to order more.

4) Submitted by James Fay, from Norfolk, MA on 1/31/2008 Customer Rating: The quality of the wood shipped to me was exceptional.Impressive.