Dalbergia latifolia is a beautiful wood with violet purple hues and dark streaks. Selling under the names of East Indian Rosewood, Sonokeling, and Indian Rosewood. A true rosewood that is a good substitute for Brazilian rosewood in stringed instruments. Once plentiful, it is becoming less common and is usually exported in small sizes including fingerboards, guitar backs and sides, and chair parts. A relative bargain for the amount of effort and time it requires to import.

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12-10-09-6542A : $24.55

Size: 20" x 3-1/8" x 1-3/4"
Packaged weight: 4

12-7-09-6368A : $34.30 sold

Size: 23-1/4" x 3" x 2-1/2"
Packaged weight: 6

Dalbergia latifolia is a beautiful wood with violet purple hues and dark streaks. Selling under the names of East Indian Rosewood, Sonokeling, and Indian Rosewood. A true rosewood that is a good substitute for Brazilian rosewood in stringed instruments. Once plentiful, it is becoming less common and is usually exported in small sizes including fingerboards, guitar backs and sides, and chair parts. A relative bargain for the amount of effort and time it requires to import. This is box heart cut stock and there is one small 1/4" knot present.

11-18-09-6247A : $24.75 sold

Dalbergia latifolia is a beautiful wood with violet purple hues and dark streaks. Selling under the names of East Indian Rosewood, Sonokeling, and Indian Rosewood. A true rosewood that is a good substitute for Brazilian rosewood in stringed instruments. Once plentiful, it is becoming less common and is usually exported in small sizes including fingerboards, guitar backs and sides, and chair parts. A relative bargain for the amount of effort and time it requires to import.

11-18-09-6176A : $25 sold

Size: 18-3/8" x 3-3/4" x 1-1/2"
Packaged weight: 4

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Dalbergia latifolia is a beautiful wood with violet purple hues and dark streaks. Selling under the names of East Indian Rosewood, Sonokeling, and Indian Rosewood. A true rosewood that is a good substitute for Brazilian rosewood in stringed instruments. Once plentiful, it is becoming less common and is usually exported in small sizes including fingerboards, guitar backs and sides, and chair parts. A relative bargain for the amount of effort and time it requires to import. Ends wax sealed. Check on large blank on corner edge, should turn off.

11-18-09-6134A : $25

Size Range:
13-1/8" x 2-15/16" x 2-1/16"
12-1/8" x 1-3/8" x 1-1/2"
Packaged weight: 4

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Dalbergia latifolia is a beautiful wood with violet purple hues and dark streaks. Selling under the names of East Indian Rosewood, Sonokeling, and Indian Rosewood. A true rosewood that is a good substitute for Brazilian rosewood in stringed instruments. Once plentiful, it is becoming less common and is usually exported in small sizes including fingerboards, guitar backs and sides, and chair parts. A relative bargain for the amount of effort and time it requires to import. Ends wax sealed. Solid.

11-18-09-6157A : $29

Sizes:
17" x 2" sq.
7-5/8" x 2-1/4" x 2-1/8"
Packaged weight: 4

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Dalbergia latifolia is a beautiful wood with violet purple hues and dark streaks. Selling under the names of East Indian Rosewood, Sonokeling, and Indian Rosewood. A true rosewood that is a good substitute for Brazilian rosewood in stringed instruments. Once plentiful, it is becoming less common and is usually exported in small sizes including fingerboards, guitar backs and sides, and chair parts. A relative bargain for the amount of effort and time it requires to import. There is a knot present in the edge of this board - it is sound.

11-10-09-5906A : $21.99

Size: 20" x 3-3/4" x 2"
Packaged weight: 5

 9-25-09-4921A: $41.75
 

Size: 48-1/2" X 3-1/16" X (JUST UNDER 3/4")
Packaged weight: 3

Dalbergia latifolia is a beautiful wood with violet purple hues and dark streaks.  Selling under the names of East Indian Rosewood, Sonokeling, and Indian rosewood, this true rosewood is a good substitute for Brazilian rosewood in stringed instruments. Once plentiful, it is becoming less common and is usually exported in small sizes including fingerboards, guitar backs and sides, and chair parts. This wood is a relative bargain for the amount of effort and time it requires to import.

8-6-09-1A:$110.69
36-3/4" x 8-5/8" x 2"
surface checks and end checks
8-6-09-1B:$108.75
33-3/8" x 9-3/8" x 2"
surface checks and a few end checks
8-6-09-1C:$135.75
39-3/4" x 9-1/4" x 2-1/8"
the best of the three, a few small surface checks

Dalbergia latifolia is a beautiful wood with violet purple hues and dark streaks.  Selling under the names of East Indian Rosewood, Sonokeling, and Indian rosewood, this true rosewood is a good substitute for Brazilian rosewood in stringed instruments. Once plentiful, it is becoming less common and is usually exported in small sizes including fingerboards, guitar backs and sides, and chair parts. This wood is a relative bargain for the amount of effort and time it requires to import.

8-6-09-2A:$76.00 sold
27-1/2" x 7-1/2" x 2-1/8"
surface checks and some end checks
8-6-09-2B:$77.50
22-3/4" x 9-1/4" x 2-1/8"
an incursion and check near the edge
8-6-09-2C:$54.25
18-3/8" x 8" x 2-1/8"
There are end splits

Dalbergia latifolia is a beautiful wood with violet purple hues and dark streaks.  Selling under the names of East Indian Rosewood, Sonokeling, and Indian rosewood, this true rosewood is a good substitute for Brazilian rosewood in stringed instruments. Once plentiful, it is becoming less common and is usually exported in small sizes including fingerboards, guitar backs and sides, and chair parts. This wood is a relative bargain for the amount of effort and time it requires to import.

8-6-09-3A:$70.50
22-1/8" x 4-1/4" x 4-3/8"
 Box heart, 2 clear faces,
some checks on the other two faces
8-6-09-3B:$62.00
22-3/8" x 4" x 4"
 Box heart, only a few outside checks

Dalbergia latifolia is a beautiful wood with violet purple hues and dark streaks.  Selling under the names of East Indian Rosewood, Sonokeling, and Indian rosewood, this true rosewood is a good substitute for Brazilian rosewood in stringed instruments. Once plentiful, it is becoming less common and is usually exported in small sizes including fingerboards, guitar backs and sides, and chair parts. This wood is a relative bargain for the amount of effort and time it requires to import.

8-6-09-4A:$70.50
19-5/8" x 2-1/2" x 2-1/2"
 Box heart, and a few end checks
8-6-09-4B:$62.00
22-1/2" x 2-1/2" x 2-1/2"
A few end checks-nice figure present
8-6-09-4C:$70.50
16-3/8" x 2-1/2" x 2-1/2"
 Box heart, 2 clear faces,
some checks on the other two faces
8-6-09-4D:$62.00
16-3/8" x 2-1/2" x 2-1/2"
 Box heart, 2 clear faces,
some checks on the other two faces
8-6-09-4E:$70.50
20-7/8" x 2-1/2" x 2-1/2"
Crotch figure. Some surface checks
8-6-09-4F:$62.00
19-7/8" x 2-1/2" x 2-1/2"
checks one one face and some end checks. Lots of figure
8-6-09-4G:$70.50
20-5//8" x 2-1/2" x 2-1/2"
Nearly check free

8-6-09-5A:$26.75 sold
21-5/8" x 4-3/8" x 1-5/8"
Ukulele backs and more.
A nice solid piece. only a few small checks
8-6-09-5B:$24.50
21-3/8" x 3-7/8" x 1-3/4"
a few small checks are present
8-6-09-5C:$22.50
17-3/4" x 3-7/8" x 1-7/8"
end checks and checks in the sap wood
8-6-09-5D:$23.50
18-1/2" x 3-7/8" x 1-7/8"
heart checks on one face with a few other minor checks present
8-6-09-5E:$37.00
22-3/4" x 5" x 1-7/8"
minor surface checks are present

  
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Dalbergia latifolia is a beautiful wood with violet purple hues and dark streaks.  Selling under the names of East Indian Rosewood, Sonokeling, and Indian rosewood, this true rosewood is a good substitute for Brazilian rosewood in stringed instruments. Once plentiful, it is becoming less common and is usually exported in small sizes including fingerboards, guitar backs and sides, and chair parts. This wood is a relative bargain for the amount of effort and time it requires to import.

8-6-09-6A:$21.00
35-3/8" x 3" x 1-1/8"
one clear face, there are checks on the sapwood face.
8-6-09-6B:$17.00 sold
37-1/2" x 3" x 7/8"
No checks a great board
8-6-09-6C:$17.75
38-1/8" x 3" x 3/4"
one check on the edge
8-6-09-6D:$18.25
30-7/8" x 2-7/8" x 7/8"
one clear face, there are checks on the sapwood face.
8-6-09-6E:$34.75
40-7/8" x 4-3/8" x 1-1/8"
one clear face, there are checks on the sapwood face.
8-6-09-6F:$20.00
35-1/2" x 3-1/4" x 1"
some checks in each face

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8-6-09-7A:$26.75
19-1/8" x 1-1/2" x 1-1/2"
8-6-09-7B:$24.50
18-7/8" x 2-1/2" x 2-1/2"
8-6-09-7C:$22.50
19-1/4" x 1-1/2" x 1-1/2"
8-6-09-7D:$23.50
19" x 1-1/2" x 1-1/2"
8-6-09-7E:$37.00
19" x 1-1/2" x 1-1/2"

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Extremely rare hardwood - true Rosewood - Dalberiga latifolia. Dark brown colors with a hint of green & violet. A & C are flat sawn. B is quarter sawn.

1-12-07-102A : $29
A: 39-5/8" x 3-1/8" x 7/8"
1-12-07-102B : $29
B: 39-11/16" x 3-1/16" x 15/16"
1-12-07-102C : $35 sold
C: 39-3/8" x 4-1/2" x 15/16"