Blanks are 1 ½” X 8” X ½” thick. Rosewood is a native India wood that has beautiful texture that does not need any type of stain. It is reddish in color and very hard and durable. Blanks come in matching pairs. The wood is cut and split so that each side is identical to the other. For use on knives that have flat tangs or can be glued together and used on knife blades with a small thin tang.