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Blackwood – African

Dalbergia melanoxylon
• Also known as |
African Blackwood|Mpingo
Blackwood - African Lumber @ Rare Woods USA

African Blackwood is native to the seasonally dry regions of Africa, from Senegal eastwards to Eritrea and southwards to the northern parts of South Africa. Without question, the densest and most un-rosewood-like of the Dalbergia’s (for our money, at least!), African Blackwood is a consistent favorite with acoustic guitar luthiers, wood turners, carvers and fine furniture craftsmen, alike. It remains one of the world’s most coveted musical woods. African Blackwood often appears almost completely black, with its grains hardly discernible. (… thus the name. After sanding, a deep, very dark chocolate color emerges.)

Given its trees’ very small profile and the fact that they also commonly grow somewhat twisted (rather than straight up), finding long, straight boards of African Blackwood is a daunting task. It is so dark and dense, it’s almost inconceivable that it is a true Dalbergia-genus rosewood. Expect exceptional pieces to command a premium, as prices have increased, while supplies have drastically decreased over the last several years.

This species is listed in CITES Appendix II and the IUCN reports it as being “near threatened.”

Why We Love This Wood

Hard to get clean sections and hard to work, but the results are totally worth the effort!

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Blackwood - African Lumber @ Rare Woods USA
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A Popular Choice in
carving handles inlay turnings
Vital Statistics
Main Color GroupBlack
Grain Pattern Even
Avg Dry Weight - LB/BF6.6
Avg Dry Weight - KG/M31270
Janka Hardness - LBF3670
Janka Hardness - N16320
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Blackwood-African-Select&better-4/4-8/4Lumber
4/4-8/4 Lumber
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Blackwood-African-Rustic-3/4Live-edgedS2Sboards

3/4 Live-edged S2S boards

Rustic
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9
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Blackwood-African-Ungraded-Artpieces

Art pieces

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3.4
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Blackwood-African-Ungraded-Logs

Logs

Ungraded
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6
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Blackwood - African
BLAF1217
0.88"
x 3" x
22.75"
Cracks. Grain deterioration. Skip planed. Defect in end resulting in thickness of 0.69”.

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Blackwood - African
BLAF1216
0.88"
x 3" x
30.13"
Cracks. Bark inclusions.

$61.59

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Blackwood - African
BLAF1215
0.88"
x 3.63" x
30.38"
Cracks. Bark inclusions.

$83.05

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BLAF1214_1
Blackwood - African
BLAF1214
0.88"
x 4.88" x
33.31"
Cracks. Split. Bark inclusions.

$108.69

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BLAF1213_1
Blackwood - African
BLAF1213
1"
x 3.19" x
29"
Defects in surface. Skip planed.

$70.48

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BLAF1212_1
Blackwood - African
BLAF1212
0.75"
x 5.63" x
26"
Some cracks. Bark inclusions. Defects in surfaces.

$95.33

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BLAF1211_1
Blackwood - African
BLAF1211
0.88"
x 2.75" x
32.44"
Checking in sapwood. Bark inclusions.

$66.82

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BLAF1210_1
Blackwood - African
BLAF1210
0.81"
x 2.94" x
34.5"
Cracks. Bark inclusions. Skip planed.

$67.97

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BLAF1209_1
Blackwood - African
BLAF1209
0.81"
x 5.63" x
23.94"
Cracks,Edge defects

$89.01

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BLAF1208_1
Blackwood - African
BLAF1208
0.69"
x 2.94" x
29"
Edge defect

$54.41

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BLAF1207_1
Blackwood - African
BLAF1207
0.69"
x 3.25" x
29.5"
Cracks,Edge defect

$61.79

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BLAF1205_1
Blackwood - African
BLAF1205
0.69"
x 3.94" x
26.13"
Skip planed,Edge defect,Small bark inclusions

$65.75

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BLAF1204_1
Blackwood - African
BLAF1204
0.63"
x 5.25" x
19.75"
Edge defects,Surface defects,Cracks,bark inclusions

$65.88

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BLAF1202_1
Blackwood - African
BLAF1202
0.81"
x 4" x
18.5"
Skip planed,Edge defects,Cracks

$48.11

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BLAF1201_1
Blackwood - African
BLAF1201
0.69"
x 3.44" x
30.5"
Crack,Surface defect

$67.28

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