Gabon Ebony Hardwood Turning Blank
2"x2"x11,7/8"~50x50x304mm
Item: One Gabon Ebony woodturning blank.
You will receive a similar one piece as shown. This Ebony is not all black. It will have other color inclusions on it.
For your consideration Gabon Ebony wood aka diospyros crassifora. Air dried, fully anchorsealed to protect from defects. Extremely useful for saxophone parts, clarinets, knife handles, game calls, pool cues, boat marine parts, fine furniture, guitar headplates, necks, tailpieces, gun/knife handles, musical instruments and a variety of other wood turnings.
Origin: Gabon, Africa.
Shipping & Handling: Shipped via USPS Mail. We accept PayPal and all major credit cards.
Additional facts about Gabon/Gaboon Ebony:
DESCRIPTION
A very dense, very hard wood with straight to slightly interlocked grain. Very fine textured. Gaboon ebony is believed to be the blackest wood that grows.
Weight is about 63-64 lbs. per cu. ft.
BOTANICAL NAME
Diospyrus Crassiflora
OTHER NAMES
Cameroon Ebony, Nigerian Ebony, etc., according to country of origin.
MECHANICAL PROPERTIES
This very dense timber has a good steam bending classification and very high bending and crushing strength, with high stiffness and resistance to shock loads.
WORKING PROPERTIES
This is a very hard wood to work with hand or power tools, with severe blunting effect on cutters. In planing, a reduced angle of 20 degrees is required when irregular grain is present, with an increase in in pressure bar and shoe pressures advised to prevent the wood from riding or chattering on cutters. Pre-boring is necessary for nailing and screwing. Takes glue well, and it can be polished to an excellent finish.
DURABILITY
Very durable. Highly resistant to termites. Extremely resistant to preservative treatment.
SEASONING
Billets dry fairly rapidly and well with little degradation. Small movement in service.
USES
Tool, cutlery and knife handles, door knobs, butt ends of billiard cues, piano and organ keys, violin and guitar finger boards, other musical instrument pieces, turning, fancy articles and inlay.
