Highly prized throughout many civilizations as the purest of all black woo it has been found in the most coveted places within Egyptian tombs. Trees are small and slow growing, contributing to its high price tag. The sapwood is pink to pale red-brown in color, while the heartwood is a uniform jet-black or black-brown streaked.
Get the best deals for gaboon ebony at eBay. Pieces may need further drying. That is because, in the past generations, exploitation has reduced its population drastically.
This ebony tree is slowly disappearing from out planet due to over harvesting. Find Great Deals Now! Check Out Top Brands On eBay. There are 1gaboon ebony for sale on Etsy , and they cost $106. The most common gaboon ebony material is wood.
Very fine textured. A very dense, very hard wood with straight to slightly interlocked grain. Gaboon ebony is believed to be the blackest wood that grows. It has been treasured through the ages from statues found in Egyptian tombs to the fret boards on violins. Occasionally dark brown or grayish-brown streaks may be present.
Can be difficult to work due to its extremely high density. Ebony is dense enough to sink in water. Most ebony is air dried.
The stock we carry is Kiln dried making it much more stable than Air dried. GABOONE EBONY LUMBER SURFACED ON SIDES SOLD BY THE SQFT. SHIPPED RANDOM WIDTHS AND LENGTHS. Scientific Name: Diospyros crassiflora.
Customer Photos: Each of the customer photos featured below contains Gaboon Ebony. This makes ebony as one of the highly demanded woods in the market. It ranges in color from pale pink to reddish brown and when quarter cut it often produces a beautiful broken stripe or rope figure. AfricanFiguredWood. The grain is usually fine even texture with a smooth surface.
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You can order from minimum to maximum available. It is a simple yet elegant pen. Diospyros crassiflora. The heartwood is very durable and resistant to insects. Sorry for the inconvenience.
Thickness: Quantity: Detailed Description. When gaboon ebony is finished just by sanding it is extremely smooth to the touch and very beautiful. It has a natural shine and can be finished to a higher polish than most wood.
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