Gabon Ebony Log Segments-You Cut to Size-132 lbs Exotic Wood (Item 250)

  

You can resaw or shape this uniquely shaped piece to suit your needs. This wood can be turned, used for bowls, pen blanks, handles, gun stocks, musical instruments, and many other uses. Our Item 250 is132 lbs of Ebony. The maximum length of this piece is 47. The maximum width of this piece is 10.

The maximum thickness of this piece is 7. It is long, massive, dark, and remarkably free of splits or other defects.

This premium piece has only a few flaws; some dark brown on one face that I do not think is deep at all, a chainsaw kerf in one end, and a scoop on the middle of the piece. I want to say more, but cannot find more to say. It is remarkable to me that a piece this big does not have a lot of splits. So many ways to resaw this.

The most basic blank might be a 43" x 8" x 5" and even that would have a 43 x 4" x 2 offcut and pother smaller offcuts. A sawyer looking for turning blanks could cut it into three pieces and get a 12" x 8" x 6" plus a 19" x 8' x 5" plus a 9" x 8" x 5" blank. Finally, if thee ends are in fact as solid as they look and there is little waste, I think it might yield a 46" x 8" x 3" blank below the kerf and a 46" x 5" x 3" above it, with even still some usable offcuts. Note that all yield predictions are estimates only, based on what I can see from the exterior and my experience.

This is also true of the color; once you cut into a piece, you may find a different color or amount of true black than what I can see at the surface. Why is the wood in this shape? When this is harvested, the sawyer uses a chainsaw like a carving knife, cutting away the sapwood and leaving these irregular shapes. We have imported them whole, eliminating the waste common to other vendors.

Trees From Eden is a supplier of exotic African hardwoods that takes a different approach to the business. At the stump in Africa, these woods cost about the same as common American species, such as Oak.

The high cost of exotics is due to the series of 10-15 middlemen who move the product from the forest in Africa to the retailer in the US. Gabon ebony wood is the most pure black of the lot, but can have occasional chocolate brown seams, especially in the middle of larger chunks. You can pay significantly more for wood that is guaranteed to be pure black throughout. The sap wood is a light gray offering extreme contrasts in color that can add dramatic flare. Ebony weights approximately 65+ lbs per cubic foot.

Please contact me with any questions. This item is in the category "Crafts\Home Arts & Crafts\Woodworking\Wood & Project Materials\Woodworking Lumber". The seller is "jaysultan" and is located in this country: US. This item can be shipped to United States.

1. Type: Blackwood
2. Wood Type: Ebony
3. Country/Region of Manufacture: Cameroon