Narra Turning Blanks & Pen Blanks

Curly Narra Pterocarpus indicus aka Asian Paduak

The burls from these trees are the highly treasured Amboyna Burls. Narra heartwood varies from light yellow, through golden brown to brick red in color. The grain is wavy, interlocked or crossed and these irregularities give rise to mottle, fiddleback, ripple and curly effects of figure. Straightforward to work with hand or machine tools with only a slight dulling effect on cutters on straight grained material. Can be nailed, screwed, glued and stained satisfactorily and takes an excellet polish.

Typical Uses: High-class joinery and flooring, furniture and cabinets, musical instruments, interior trim for houses and boats, turnery, fancy goods, novelties and highly decorative veneers.

Source Region: East Indies

**Please note: Unless otherwise stated, our turning stock is not kiln dried but in various stages of air drying.