African Rosewood 18" Cutting Board Strips

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African Rosewood 18" Cutting Board Strips

$6.00 /Each

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  • Beautiful color
  • Food safe
  • Kiln Dried
Why Choose African Rosewood?

One of nature's most elegant-looking woods, with an unusual radiant purplish-pink color tones and fine dark veins that dance throughout the grain. Expect your finished project to develop a bold red wine hue with age. African rosewood is enchantingly pleasant to cut, shape and sand, too.

You're in excellent hands with these cutting board strips, expertly cut from premium kiln-dried lumber. They come prepped and ready for you to rip, cut, and arrange into beautiful color combinations and patterns, allowing you to craft your own custom, handcrafted cutting board with ease.
 
PRO TIP
Expect to do a little prepping to any surfaces you'll glue together

Thickness Choose 3/4" or 1-3/4"
Width 1-3/4"
Length 18"
Grade Kiln dried, clear
Approximated, actual size may vary +/- 1/8"
Weight

3.82

lbs /Bd. Ft.
6.70% heavier than red oak (3.58 /bd. ft.)
Hardness

2330

Janka Rating
80.62% harder than red oak (1290 psi)
Density

0.72

Specific Gravity
12.50% more dense than red oak (.64)

General Workability
Good 4/10
Red Oak

Wood Texture
V. Fine 2/10
Red Oak

Ease of Finishing
Easy 2/10
Red Oak

map of where African Rosewood tree grows

(Guibourtia spp.)
African Rosewood grows in Africa

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color of African Rosewood
Color Range
Light pink or purple-tinged tan with fine dark purple stripes
the African Rosewood tree
What's The Tree Like?
A large tree reaching over 100 feet in height and trunk diameter of 36" and clear for up to 60 feet.
other names for African Rosewood
Other Names
Akume, Bingbinga, Bubinga, Essingang, Kevazingo, Ovang, Waka
uses for African Rosewood
Some Typical Uses
Furniture, turning, decorative items, veneer, high end furniture and millwork, musical instruments, flooring, cutting boards, guitars, musical instruments
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