Question

_______________ is very hard wood and has a dark reddish brown color. It is fragrant and close grained. It is hard to work and takes high polish. Used in musical instruments, piano cases, tool handles, art projects, veneers and furniture.

(a) Walnut

(b) Sandalwood

(c) Mahogany

(d) Rosewood

The question was posed to me during an online exam.

This interesting question is from Brickwork, Woodwork and Stone Masonry in section Rules and Methods of Measurement of Civil Engineering Drawing

Answer 1

The correct choice is (d) Rosewood

The best explanation: All rosewoods are strong and heavy, taking an excellent polish, being suitable for guitars (the fretboards on electric and acoustic guitars often being made of rosewood), marimbas, recorders, turnery (billiard cues, fountain pens, black pieces in chess sets, etc.), handles, furniture, and luxury flooring, etc. Rosewood oil, used in perfume, is extracted from the wood of Aniba rosaeodora, which is not related to the rosewoods used for lumber.