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Botanical Name | Diospyros crassiflora |
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Other Names | African Ebony, Cameroon Ebony, Gabon Ebony, Gaboon Ebony, Nigerian Ebony |
Main Color Group | Black |
Grain Pattern | Even |
Workability | Challenging |
Avg Dry Weight - LB/FT3 | 59 |
Avg Dry Weight - KG/M3 | 950 |
Janka Hardness - LBF | 2700 |
Janka Hardness - Newtons | 12030 |
With an unceasing worldwide demand, Gabon Ebony remains one of the world’s most expensive exotic woods. Trees are small and slow growing, contributing to its high price tag. Given this, finding long, undefective boards is quite rare; such pieces always command premium prices. Its signature jet black heartwood (which can sometimes contain streaks of browns, golden browns and even greys), combined with its great strength, durability and density, gives it universal appeal with instrument craftsmen.
Its dark neutral color and ability to hold detail makes it very popular with wood turners and carvers, also. The wood’s very high oil content yields a magnificent natural luster when sanded, although, as would be expected, this characteristic can pose challenges when gluing.
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Sustainability: Populations from Madagascar are listed in CITES Appendix II and is categorized as “Endangered” on the IUCN Red List.
Common Uses: Small ornamental items, such as piano keys and other musical instrument parts; stringed instrument figerboards; pool cues; carvings; turned objects; and other small specialty items.
Comments: Perhaps the most sought-after exotic wood in the world, as it is the traditional fingerboard “wood of choice” for orchestral stringed instruments (violins, violas, cellos, etc.) with its typically deep jet black heartwood. In the past few years, both the quality and supply of what has been made available to US markets has dipped, dramatically. In the face of an unwavering demand, this has resulted in greatly increased wholesale and retail pricing.
Image | Price | Grade | Dimensions | SKU | Buy | Description | hf:att:pa_grade |
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$264.46 | A | 47.31 × 5 × 0.88 in | EBONYGAB1043 | | Nice board | a | |
$424.82 | AB | 46.06 × 4.5 × 1.81 in | EBONYGAB1042 | | Checks | ab | |
$444.37 | AB | 49.5 × 4.38 × 1.88 in | EBONYGAB1041 | | Checks | ab | |
$352.02 | B | 48.38 × 7.81 × 0.81 in | EBONYGAB1040 | | Crack | b | |
$266.91 | A | 47.75 × 5 × 0.81 in | EBONYGAB1039 |
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| Nice board | a | |
$197.15 | AB | 40.5 × 4.75 × 0.88 in | EBONYGAB1038 | | (2) Checks | ab | |
$130.65 | B | 35.06 × 4 × 0.81 in | EBONYGAB1037 | | Defects on sides | b | |
$171.38 | A | 40.88 × 3.75 × 0.81 in | EBONYGAB1036 |
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| Nice board | a | |
$83.85 | C | 25 × 4 × 0.88 in | EBONYGAB1035 | | Checks | c | |
$247.33 | AB | 43.88 × 5.5 × 0.88 in | EBONYGAB1034 | | (1) Check | ab | |
$215.44 | B | 46.25 × 5 × 0.88 in | EBONYGAB1033 | | Checks, Cracks | b | |
$143.47 | B | 38.5 × 4 × 0.81 in | EBONYGAB1032 | | Checks | b | |
$489.30 | C | 48.63 × 6 × 1.88 in | EBONYGAB1031 | | Checks. Cracks. | c | |
$397.78 | B | 47.56 × 5.13 × 1.75 in | EBONYGAB1030 | | Checks throug. | b | |
$291.27 | C | 37.81 × 5.25 × 1.75 in | EBONYGAB1029 | | Checks. Cracks. Knots. Rustic. | c | |
$233.16 | C | 50.56 × 5.5 × 0.88 in | EBONYGAB1028 | | Rustic. | c | |
$262.10 | B | 40.19 × 7 × 0.88 in | EBONYGAB1027 | | Checks throughout. | b | |
$194.60 | B | 47.69 × 4.38 × 0.88 in | EBONYGAB1026 | | Checks throughout. | b | |
$233.07 | AB | 47.88 × 4.75 × 0.88 in | EBONYGAB1025 |
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| Checks on end. | ab | |
$228.61 | C | 39.63 × 6.88 × 0.88 in | EBONYGAB1024 | | Rustic. | c | |
$126.83 | U | 30.94 × 5.5 × 1 in | EBONYGAB1023 | | Rustic. | u | |
$124.00 | U | 30.25 × 5.5 × 1 in | EBONYGAB1022 | | Rustic. | u | |
$238.76 | A | 50.25 × 4.25 × 1 in | EBONYGAB1021 |
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| Curly. | a | |
$217.83 | AB | 44.75 × 4.75 × 0.88 in | EBONYGAB1020 | | Small check. | ab | |
$265.83 | A | 39.63 × 6 × 0.88 in | EBONYGAB1019 |
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| Nice board. | a | |
$234.37 | B | 43.75 × 5.75 × 0.88 in | EBONYGAB1018 |
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| Checks. | b | |
$202.91 | AB | 44 × 4.5 × 0.94 in | EBONYGAB1017 | | Light checks. | ab | |
$212.76 | B | 50.75 × 4.5 × 0.94 in | EBONYGAB1016 |
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| Surface checks. | b | |
$258.76 | AB | 50.5 × 5 × 0.94 in | EBONYGAB1015 |
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| Light tiny wormholes one face. | ab | |
$235.70 | AB | 42.75 × 5.38 × 0.94 in | EBONYGAB1014 |
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| Checks. | ab | |
$214.65 | A | 48 × 4 × 1 in | EBONYGAB1013 |
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| Clear two face. | a | |
$193.90 | A | 46.25 × 3.75 × 0.94 in | EBONYGAB1012 |
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| Clear two face. | a | |
$300.27 | AB | 46.88 × 6.25 × 0.94 in | EBONYGAB1011 |
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| Checks one end. | ab | |
$292.44 | A | 47.56 × 5.5 × 0.94 in | EBONYGAB1010 |
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| Checking on wane. | a | |
$315.41 | B | 55.5 × 6.1 × 0.875 in | EBONYGAB1009 |
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| Stunning color variation. Some cracks each side. | b | |
$1,198.76 | U | 46.5 × 11.75 × 3 in | EBONYGABBIL1006 | | Rough log section. Debarked and desapped. Checks and voids are common. All dimensions are approximate. | u | |
$1,335.31 | U | 51 × 7.75 × 7.375 in | EBONYGABBIL1005 |
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| Rough log section. Debarked and desapped. Checks and voids are common. All dimensions are approximate. | u | |
$1,384.67 | U | 49 × 12 × 6 in | EBONYGABBIL1004 |
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| Rough log section. Debarked and desapped. Checks and voids are common. All dimensions are approximate. | u | |
$1,622.50 | U | 60 × 9.875 × 6.25 in | EBONYGABBIL1003 | | Rough log section. Debarked and desapped. Checks and voids are common. All dimensions are approximate. | u | |
$1,878.28 | U | 48.5 × 11 × 9.5 in | EBONYGABBIL1002 |
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| Rough log section. Debarked and desapped. Checks and voids are common. All dimensions are approximate. | u | |
$1,689.17 | U | 48.5 × 9 × 9 in | EBONYGABBIL1001 | | Rough log section. Debarked and desapped. Checks and voids are common. All dimensions are approximate. | u | |
$207.99 | B | 47 × 4.75 × 0.8 in | EBONYGAB1008 |
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| Face checks | b | |
$126.28 | C | 47.25 × 4.25 × 0.75 in | EBONYGAB1007 |
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| Tapers to 1/2″, partially surfaced | c | |
$114.03 | B | 30.6 × 4 × 0.8 in | EBONYGAB1006 |
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| Wane | b | |
$108.34 | B | 44.3 × 3.5 × 0.75 in | EBONYGAB1005 |
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| Wane, wormholes | b | |
$144.78 | B | 51.8 × 3 × 0.8 in | EBONYGAB1004 |
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| Wane; tapers up to 4″ | b | |
$135.83 | C | 48 × 4.5 × 0.75 in | EBONYGAB1003 |
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| Some wane. Some cracks. please check images for details. | c | |
$251.24 | B | 46.9 × 5.75 × 0.8 in | EBONYGAB1002 |
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| Face and end checks | b | |
$351.71 | AB | 52.8 × 6.5 × 0.8 in | EBONYGAB1001 |
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| Pretty figure | ab |
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