Rich chocolate-brown to dark reddish-purple-brown with golden streaks. ~900–1,000 kg/m³. Naturally oily, with good water resistance. Note: Brazilian Rosewood (Dalbergia nigra) is The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species. Appendix I is its strictest tier: commercial international trade in the species is banned. Appendix I, so international trade has been prohibited since 1992. Any knife advertised as "Brazilian rosewood" is either mislabeled, uses documented pre-ban old stock, or is illegally sourced.
Handle material · Exotic Hardwoods
Honduran Rosewood
Dalbergia stevensonii
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