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Article: Santos Rosewood -- Finding a Niche of Its Own.(Brief Article)
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- Wood & Wood Products
- Article date:
- August 1, 2000
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AFTER DALBERGIA NIGRA (Brazilian Rosewood was classified as a species facing extinction at the Species Protection Conference in Montreal, QUE, in 1992, trading of the wood was prohibited.
The only material that can be sold legally is old stock, which has to display a Cites Certificate, noting special approval.
Wood from this species, also known as Rio Rosewood and Jacaranda, is considered by many to be among the most beautiful of all woods. It has been used for centuries in solid and veneer form for beautiful furniture and architectural purposes, pianos, parquet flooring, instruments, tool and knife handles, wood sculpture, carving and turney. But with ...