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EBONY - (Diospyrus
Crassiflora) is an exotic wood
native to Western Africa. It is an extremely hard, dense, and heavy
wood, with a very fine texture. The sapwood is pink to pale red-brown in
color, while the heartwood is a uniform jet-black or black-brown
streaked. Gaboon Ebony is somewhat difficult to work with hand and
machine tools, but is excellent for wood turning and carving, as well as
inlays, tool and knife handles, door knobs, piano and organ keys, and
instrument wood. It takes an excellent polish. |
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