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Gabon Ebony Hardwood Blank: 2x2x12 Woodworking Craft Project Lumber

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  • Supplies for making crafts
  • Size: Yes
  • Materials: Wood type: Ebony

For your consideration, 1 Gabon Ebony wood aka diospyros crassifora, sized at 2"x2"x11,7/8". Fully paraffin waxed to protect from defects. Extremely useful for magic wands, knife handles, game calls, pool cues, boat marine parts, ball bearings, bushings, fine furniture, guitar headplates, necks, tailpieces, gun/knife handles, musical instruments, and a variety of other lathe-turning projects.
All Ebony is not jet black, it will have brown or white inclusions on it. You will receive a similar piece as shown. 100% satisfaction guaranteed.



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 effects 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. A small movement in service.
USES:
Tool, cutlery, and knife handles, door knobs, butt ends of billiard cues, piano and organ keys, violin and guitar fingerboards, other musical instrument pieces, turning, fancy articles, and inlay.

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Tyler Feb 10, 2025

A+ Very high quality wood

Tyler Feb 10, 2025

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