Berkshire Products logo
The Country's Largest Selection of Unique Slabs & Burls
Pau Rosa live edge wood slabs
To view slabs - select desired thickness
5/4
(1 ¼")
4 slabs

Pau Rosa Wood Origin:

Pau Rosa is grown in Eastern and Central Africa. It is also seen in Tanzania.

Rosa Pau Wood Workability:

Generally easy to work despite its density, though cutting resistance can be high, and the wood has a tendency to burn while being drilled. Planes fairly well despite having interlocked grain (typically only slightly interlocked). Turns, glues, and finishes well.

Pau Rosa Wood Uses:

Veneer, carvings, furniture, turned objects, other small, specialty wood items.

Color:

Heartwood tends to vary in color from a pink or yellow to a darker reddish brown, with darker brown streaks common. White to pale yellow sapwood clearly demarcated from heartwood. Color tends to darken with age. Bobgunnia madagascariensis tends to be more on the reddish or orangish side, while B. fistuloides tends to be a more subdued brown.

Janka Hardness:

1440 (Hard)

Decay and Weather Resistance:

Rated as very durable regarding decay resistance and is also resistant to insect attack. Pau Rosa has good weathering characteristics in outdoor applications.

Pau Rosa

Close up photo to show grain of a Pau Rosa slab

You can view our other 17 exotic species on our inventory page

 
Berkshire Products Navigation:
Stay Informed:

Follow Berkshire Products on Social Media:
Contact Information:
413.229.7919
info@berkshireproducts.com
Address:
Berkshire Products Inc.
P.O. Box 591
884 Ashley Falls Rd. (Rte 7A)
Sheffield, MA 01257
Business Hours:
Monday to Friday: 8:00 - 4:30pm EST
Saturday: 8:00 - 1:00pm EST
Berkshire Products Inc. 2022. All rights reserved.