Below you will find stock sizes of gaboon ebony exotic wood blanks.
Gabon ebony wood.
Highly prized throughout many civilizations as the purest of all black wood it has been found in the most coveted places within egyptian tombs.
The word ebony comes from the ancient egyptian hbny through the ancient greek ἔβενος.
Most pieces contain 50 70 sapwood with deep heart checks and voids in th.
It is finely textured and has a mirror finish when polished making it valuable as an ornamental wood.
Only a small percentage of ebony three to five percent produce the highest quality jet black color.
The history of ebony wood often includes many references to its magical properties.
Devoid of color ebony has ink black with lighter streaks.
It was even used for the handles of samurai swords to offer greater power to the bearer.
From equatorial africa ebony is usually found in wet lowlands near rivers and swaps.
More than any other wood on earth gabon ebony sets the standard for dark wood.
Ebony is a dense black brown hardwood most commonly yielded by several species in the genus diospyros citation needed which also contains the persimmons ebony is dense enough to sink in water.
Limited to decorative uses due to the size of the tree it is fine grained hard quite easy to work and takes detail very well.
It has been treasured through the ages from statues found in egyptian tombs to the fret boards on violins.
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Endangered so named because historically most of the wood was exported from the nation of gabon though today it s much more likely to be sourced from cameroon.
Gabon ebony is the benchmark for black in lumber.
Surface condition of wood blanks may be rough and or wax coated.
Many thought it would be an anecdote for poisons that might exist within.
Today it is an exotic wood for turners and yes the occasional magician.
Gaboon ebony wood blanks.
Prized throughout history for its glossy pure black gabon ebony is darkness manifest in wood.
Gabon ebony also known as gaboon or black ebony sets the undisputed standard for true black wood around the globe and has done so throughout history.
There s no mistaking gaboon ebony as there are few woods that are deep and solid black unless dyed and even most species in the diospyros genus aren t black.
Extremely dense tight grained wood.
Ebony wood has been used in the making of goblets for hundreds of years.
Gaboon ebony diospyros crassiflora.
Dimensions may vary 1 16.
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