New Guinea Rosewood – Sawn – Turning – 90×90×300mm

Photos show the species — grain and colour — not the size of this listing. You’ll receive the dimensions stated.

This rosewood turning blank is sold by the piece — and there are only ten of them, genuinely all there is. This parcel is the smallest kind of limited — once these ten blocks are gone, there’s nothing behind them. Available while stocks last.

What it is. New Guinea Rosewood is the Australian trade name for Pterocarpus indicus — sold internationally as Narra and a close cousin of Padauk. It’s a warm, richly coloured turning timber, noticeably gentler under the gouge than its Padauk cousin.

Working notes

• Density: ~655 kg/m³ — medium-dense
• Hardness: ~5.6 kN Janka — noticeably softer than Padauk, turns easily
• Grain: warm-toned, straight to gently figured
• Surface: Supplied rough-sawn — dress one face true before templating or glue-up.
• Working: turns cleanly with sharp tools, moderate dust — good ventilation recommended
• Finishing: a coat of Danish oil brings the colour up warm; buff with EEE-Ultra Shine for a finished sheen

The stack it came from. This png rosewood turning blank is old stock — it sat in the back of the shed for many years before we recovered it and got it ready to sell — there are ten pieces only, no more behind it. See the rest of our New Guinea Rosewood stock or browse turning blanks generally while this lasts. Once it goes, the listing closes.