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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
Select & better
bf
95
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Blackwood-African-Rustic-3/4Live-edgedS2Sboards

3/4 Live-edged S2S boards

Rustic
lb
9
lb
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Blackwood-African-Ungraded-Artpieces

Art pieces

Ungraded
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3.4
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Blackwood-African-Ungraded-Logs

Logs

Ungraded
lb
6
lb
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Blackwood - African
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8.5"
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16.5"
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Blackwood - African
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7.5"
x 7.75" x
16.75"
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Blackwood - African
BLAF1291
6.25"
x 7.5" x
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8"
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$354.24

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Blackwood - African
BLAF1289
7"
x 8.25" x
17.25"
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$150.55

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Blackwood - African
BLAF1288
7.5"
x 9" x
17.38"
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$355.06

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Blackwood - African
BLAF1287
0.88"
x 6.06" x
24.75"
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$101.79

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Blackwood - African
BLAF1284
0.81"
x 3.69" x
23.13"
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$62.87

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Blackwood - African
BLAF1283
0.81"
x 3.38" x
25.5"
Small cracks.

$64.48

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Blackwood - African
BLAF1280
0.75"
x 3.81" x
31.63"
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$90.58

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Blackwood - African
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0.75"
x 3.13" x
29.19"
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$67.11

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Blackwood - African
BLAF1275
0.81"
x 3.25" x
29.69"
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$72.89

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Blackwood - African
BLAF1274
0.81"
x 2.94" x
29.25"
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$63.82

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