WOW #10 Honduras Rosewood

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Honduras Rosewood is scientifically known as Dalbergia Stevensonii, it belongs to the leguminosae family.

Honduras Rosewood grows in Belize (British Honduras), in fairly large patches along rivers but also on inter-riverine and drier areas; mostly between the Sarstoon and Monkey Rivers. It is a medium to large tree, reaching a height of 50 to 100 ft, with trunk diameters to 3 ft. It commonly is forked at about 20-25 feet from the base.

I like the look of Honduras Rosewood. The heartwood is pinkish brown to purple with alternating dark and light zones forming a very attractive figure, distinct from 1- to 2-in.- thick yellow sapwood. It has a medium to rather fine texture, with the grain generally being straight to slightly roey. The wood has a low to medium luster. When it is freshly cut, the wood has an aromatic odor, which dissipates after aging.

Honduras Rosewood is reported to be a moderately difficult to work, due to its hardness. It dulls cutting edges and tends to ride over cutters. Its Janka Hardness rating is 2200.

I hope, as always, to see many nice examples of this week’s wood. I also have a question. The word above "roey" I see used a lot in the descriptions of grains, but I cannot find it in a dictionary. Is it perhaps misspelled? If so, what is the proper spelling?

Tracy
 
Roey

I found the definition for roey in "The Complete Dictionary Of Wood".
I hope this helps.
Owen
 

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RSB-Refugee said:
Honduras Rosewood is scientifically known as Dalbergia Stevensonii, it belongs to the leguminosae family.

Honduras Rosewood grows in Belize (British Honduras), in fairly large patches along rivers but also on inter-riverine and drier areas; mostly between the Sarstoon and Monkey Rivers. It is a medium to large tree, reaching a height of 50 to 100 ft, with trunk diameters to 3 ft. It commonly is forked at about 20-25 feet from the base.

I like the look of Honduras Rosewood. The heartwood is pinkish brown to purple with alternating dark and light zones forming a very attractive figure, distinct from 1- to 2-in.- thick yellow sapwood. It has a medium to rather fine texture, with the grain generally being straight to slightly roey. The wood has a low to medium luster. When it is freshly cut, the wood has an aromatic odor, which dissipates after aging.

Honduras Rosewood is reported to be a moderately difficult to work, due to its hardness. It dulls cutting edges and tends to ride over cutters. Its Janka Hardness rating is 2200.

I hope, as always, to see many nice examples of this week’s wood. I also have a question. The word above "roey" I see used a lot in the descriptions of grains, but I cannot find it in a dictionary. Is it perhaps misspelled? If so, what is the proper spelling?

Tracy
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The word roey means "curly" you can see slight waves in the grain of the wood like in "Curly maple".

The wood is one of the few rosewoods wich glues and finishes very well.

Besides that, the Honduras Rosewood is pretty to moderately stable and is good to be used without having to core it. But of course, coring is always the best thing to do with rosewoods though...

This wood is also one of the few species wich is very nice for merry widow cues (no inlays) as the wood tends to change colour once finished. So always test the finish on a little piece to get an idea of the colour you'll get...
To prevent the wood changing colour too much, seal it first before finishing it.


TIPS: For cues, try to select highly figured pieces as the dark streaks in the wood tend to dissapear when turning it round...

Always sand the wood with the grain (with 400 to 1200 grid) in order to avoid the appearance of light scratches in the wood when finishing it...


Tom Penrose
 
Penrose Cues said:
The word roey means "curly" you can see slight waves in the grain of the wood like in "Curly maple".

The wood is one of the few rosewoods wich glues and finishes very well.

Besides that, the Honduras Rosewood is pretty to moderately stable and is good to be used without having to core it. But of course, coring is always the best thing to do with rosewoods though...

This wood is also one of the few species wich is very nice for merry widow cues (no inlays) as the wood tends to change colour once finished. So always test the finish on a little piece to get an idea of the colour you'll get...
To prevent the wood changing colour too much, seal it first before finishing it.


TIPS: For cues, try to select highly figured pieces as the dark streaks in the wood tend to dissapear when turning it round...

Always sand the wood with the grain (with 400 to 1200 grid) in order to avoid the appearance of light scratches in the wood when finishing it...


Tom Penrose
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Thanks, Tom. I always appreciate the little tips, from the experienced cuemakers.

Tracy
 
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