44mm x 44mm Indian Rosewood Spindle Blanks

Common Name(s): East Indian rosewood, Indian palisander, Indian rosewood, sonokeling

Scientific Name: Dalbergia latifolia

Tree Size: 65-100 ft (20-30 m) tall, 2-4 ft (.6-1.2 m) trunk diameter

Average Dried Weight: 53.4 lbs/ft3 (855 kg/m3)

Specific Gravity (Basic, 12% MC): 0.73, 0.86

Janka Hardness: 2,350 lbf (10,440 N)

Modulus of Rupture: 16,680 lbf/in2 (115.0 MPa)

Elastic Modulus: 1,783,000 lbf/in2 (12.30 GPa)

Crushing Strength: 8,890 lbf/in2 (61.3 MPa)

Shrinkage: Radial: 2.6%, Tangential: 5.9%, Volumetric: 8.6%, T/R Ratio: 2.3

Old stock of Indian Rosewood, purchased in UK and Machined to size.