Ebony I’ve aspired more than once to build a board that looked like this, but it never worked out this well! Common trade names: Gaboon Ebony, African Ebony, Cameroon Ebony, Nigerian Ebony. Genus: Diospyros crassiflora Janka Hardness (pounds-force): 3220 Description: Very hard to work. Quite heavy and dense. None more black. The Ironbarks, by their […]
Know Your Wood: African Blackwood
African Blackwood Nothing says “I’m me! Look, dammit!” quite like a gilded African Blackwood ipad. Common trade names: African Blackwood, African ebony, Ebene, Zebra wood, Mpingo. Genus: Dalbergia melanoxylon Janka Hardness (pounds-force): 2940-4730* Description: Not considered the true ebony, but considered the original African ebony, if that makes any sense. This commercially available wood is […]