African Blackwood Blank 1.5"x 1.5"x 16" (Standard Grade)

0 0 1 155 886 RareWoods.US 7 2 1039 14.0 Normal 0 false false false EN-US JA X-NONE Standard Grade Turning Blanks. One Blank per order.Blackwood African (Botanical: Dalbergia melanoxylon) Blackwood CharacteristicsVery difficult to work with hand or machine tools, with an extreme blunting effect on cutters. African blackwood is most often used in turned objects, where it is considered to be among the very finest of all turning woods capable of holding threads and other intricate details well. When made into clarinet or oboe bodies, the wood is typically processed on metal-working equipment, giving it a reputation as being metal-like in some of its working properties.African Blackwood is very expensive, on par with true ebonies such as Gaboon Ebony. Its is listed on CITES appendix II and IUCN as being near threatened, but not red listed. Color RangeOften completely black, with little or no discernible grain. Occasionally slightly lighter, with a dark brown or purplish hue. The pale yellow sapwood is usually very thin, and is clearly demarcated from the darker heartwood. Other NamesAfrican blackwood, African ebony, African grenadilo, Banbanus, Ebene, Grenadilla, Grenadille d'Afrique, Mpingo (Swahili), Mufunjo, Mugembe, Mukelete, Pau preto, Poyi Typical Use:Musical instruments turning, inlay, and accents. Tree Characteristics:The small tree develops more than a single stem, and typically grows to a height of 15 to 20 feet. The bole is often short, fluted, and rarely cylindrical, with diameters that are seldom more than 12. Since the tree grows so slowly and is generally small and gnarly, available boards tend to be narrow. Blackwood African grows: Mainly Africa, The tree is also reported to grow in western India.