Stanley wood handles
Wayne
>what variety of rose wood was used on chisels and planes
Stanley wood handles
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wayne anderson
>Dalbergia nigra (Brazilian Rosewood), was used the majority of the time. -wayne
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Wayne
>thanks
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Bryan in Broad Ripple, IN
>Wayne is right regarding Brazilain Rosewood for the plane handles. But, to my knowledge, they didn't use it for chisels, rather, they used hickory that was either finished naturally, or with a reddish finish.
-Bryan