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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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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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Art pieces

Ungraded
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3.4
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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”.

$45.33

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BLAF1216_1
Blackwood - African
BLAF1216
0.88"
x 3" x
30.13"
Cracks. Bark inclusions.

$61.59

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BLAF1215_1
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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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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BLAF1210_1
Blackwood - African
BLAF1210
0.81"
x 2.94" x
34.5"
Cracks. Bark inclusions. Skip planed.

$67.97

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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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turnblaf 1
Turning Squares - Blackwood - African
TURNBLAF1001
Our African Blackwood turning blanks come in range of sizes and are excellent quality lumber. The sizes are all rough-guides, but are basically accurate. If you have very strict size criteria, please just drop us an email to confirm they will meet your expectations. The photographs are representative of the stock you will receive.

$12.00 – $44.00

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Bell blanks - African Blackwood
BLAF_BELLSB_EA
3.25"
x 3.25" x
5"
African Blackwood clarinet bell blanks. These Bell blanks were rejected by the musical instrument trade for having small defects. They are still amazing for turning and other specialty items. Height = 5″, Base diameter = +- 3.25″, Top diameter = +-1.5″ We have them in 2 shapes (shown in the photos) Unless you call in to […]

$14.00

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Bagpipe Set - African Blackwood
BAGPBLAF1001
10"
x 10" x
15"
African Blackwood Bagpipe Set – Instrument Grade. 14 Pieces (metric mm / +- imperial inches): 1 of 54 x 54 x 305 / 2 x 2 x 12 2 of 51 x 51 x 205 / 2 x 2 x 8 1 of 38 x 38 x 385 / 1.5 x 1.5 x 15 1 […]

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    Bell blanks - African Blackwood
    BLAF_BELLSB_EA
    2 X $14.00 = $28.00
    HICK1130_1
    Hickory
    HICK1130
    1 X $15.73 = $15.73
    WALNAM1600_1
    Walnut - American
    WALNAM1600
    1 X $76.69 = $76.69
    EBONMAC1369_1
    Ebony - Macassar
    EBONMAC1369
    1 X $77.29 = $77.29
    CEDARSPAN1191_1
    Cedar - Spanish
    CEDARSPAN1191
    1 X $42.55 = $42.55
    MAPCSR1247_1
    Maple - Soft Curly Roasted
    MAPCSR1247
    1 X $13.54 = $13.54
    MOGBRAZ1534_1
    Mahogany - Brazilian
    MOGBRAZ1534
    1 X $35.11 = $35.11
    MOGBRAZ1528_1
    Mahogany - Brazilian
    MOGBRAZ1528
    1 X $45.44 = $45.44
    LEOPARD1237_1
    Leopardwood
    LEOPARD1237
    1 X $47.34 = $47.34
    EBONYGAB1114_1
    Ebony - Gabon
    EBONYGAB1114
    1 X $383.49 = $383.49
    EBONMAC1372_1
    Ebony - Macassar
    EBONMAC1372
    1 X $65.38 = $65.38
    TEAKZAM1291_1
    Teak - Zambezi
    TEAKZAM1291
    1 X $23.89 = $23.89
    MOGBRAZ1538_1
    Mahogany - Brazilian
    MOGBRAZ1538
    1 X $50.55 = $50.55
    TEAKZAM1284_1
    Teak - Zambezi
    TEAKZAM1284
    1 X $27.17 = $27.17
    MORA1368_1
    Morado
    MORA1368
    1 X $120.90 = $120.90
    MOGBRAZ1533_1
    Mahogany - Brazilian
    MOGBRAZ1533
    1 X $39.79 = $39.79
    MAPBEH1752_1
    Maple - Birdseye
    MAPBEH1752
    1 X $20.29 = $20.29
    CEDARSPAN1185_1
    Cedar - Spanish
    CEDARSPAN1185
    1 X $55.83 = $55.83
    COCO1382_1
    Cocobolo
    COCO1382
    1 X $31.79 = $31.79
    TULP1601_1
    Tulipwood
    TULP1601
    1 X $114.70 = $114.70
    BASS1110_1
    Basswood
    BASS1110
    1 X $12.38 = $12.38
    COCO1375_1
    Cocobolo
    COCO1375
    1 X $70.50 = $70.50
    BUTTER1291_1
    Butternut
    BUTTER1291
    1 X $15.91 = $15.91
    MARBLE1287_1
    Marblewood
    MARBLE1287
    1 X $106.42 = $106.42
    COCO1376_1
    Cocobolo
    COCO1376
    1 X $165.90 = $165.90
    LIMBAB1138_1
    Limba
    LIMBAB1138
    1 X $43.45 = $43.45
    CEDARSPAN1187_1
    Cedar - Spanish
    CEDARSPAN1187
    1 X $45.89 = $45.89
    BUTTER1299_1
    Butternut
    BUTTER1299
    1 X $13.88 = $13.88
    EBONMAC1370_1
    Ebony - Macassar
    EBONMAC1370
    1 X $73.46 = $73.46
    SAPELE1193_1
    Sapele
    SAPELE1193
    1 X $43.96 = $43.96
    WENG1486_1
    Wenge
    WENG1486
    1 X $154.02 = $154.02
    EBONMAC1383_1
    Ebony - Macassar
    EBONMAC1383
    1 X $68.31 = $68.31
    WENG1484_1
    Wenge
    WENG1484
    1 X $93.46 = $93.46
    CHERR1404_1
    Cherry - American
    CHERR1404
    1 X $20.68 = $20.68
    EBONMAC1375_1
    Ebony - Macassar
    EBONMAC1375
    1 X $75.14 = $75.14
    WALNAM1607_1
    Walnut - American
    WALNAM1607
    1 X $80.52 = $80.52
    MARBLE1274_1
    Marblewood
    MARBLE1274
    1 X $41.53 = $41.53
    SATINEI1179_1
    Satinwood - East Indian
    SATINEI1179
    1 X $51.05 = $51.05
    CEDARSPAN1192_1
    Cedar - Spanish
    CEDARSPAN1192
    1 X $40.99 = $40.99
    MOGBRAZ1526_1
    Mahogany - Brazilian
    MOGBRAZ1526
    1 X $41.70 = $41.70
    TULP1620_1
    Tulipwood
    TULP1620
    1 X $63.04 = $63.04
    TULP1631_1
    Tulipwood
    TULP1631
    1 X $71.40 = $71.40
    MOGBRAZ1536_1
    Mahogany - Brazilian
    MOGBRAZ1536
    1 X $39.29 = $39.29
    KATALOX1377_1
    Katalox
    KATALOX1377
    1 X $67.49 = $67.49
    MAPCS1382_1
    Maple - Soft Curly
    MAPCS1382
    1 X $16.18 = $16.18
    WENG1481_1
    Wenge
    WENG1481
    1 X $112.44 = $112.44
    TULP1606_1
    Tulipwood
    TULP1606
    1 X $85.90 = $85.90
    BUTTER1296_1
    Butternut
    BUTTER1296
    1 X $13.93 = $13.93
    PEARSW1225_1
    Pear - Swiss
    PEARSW1225
    1 X $44.35 = $44.35
    BUTTER1287_1
    Butternut
    BUTTER1287
    1 X $9.89 = $9.89
    COCO1378_1
    Cocobolo
    COCO1378
    1 X $40.81 = $40.81
    CEDARSPAN1182_1
    Cedar - Spanish
    CEDARSPAN1182
    1 X $72.24 = $72.24
    MARBLE1290_1
    Marblewood
    MARBLE1290
    1 X $116.88 = $116.88
    EBONMAC1376_1
    Ebony - Macassar
    EBONMAC1376
    1 X $76.22 = $76.22
    LIMBAB1156_1
    Limba
    LIMBAB1156
    1 X $29.25 = $29.25
    CEDARSPAN1184_1
    Cedar - Spanish
    CEDARSPAN1184
    1 X $56.86 = $56.86
    OSOR1149_1
    Osage Orange
    OSOR1149
    1 X $52.43 = $52.43
    CANAR1237_1
    Canarywood
    CANAR1237
    1 X $50.37 = $50.37
    PEARSW1230_1
    Pear - Swiss
    PEARSW1230
    1 X $60.70 = $60.70
    LIMBAB1070_1
    Limba
    LIMBAB1070
    1 X $53.46 = $53.46
    MAPBEHR1114_1
    Maple - Birdseye Roasted
    MAPBEHR1114
    1 X $44.16 = $44.16
    TEAKZAM1274_1
    Teak - Zambezi
    TEAKZAM1274
    1 X $21.89 = $21.89
    HICK1148_1
    Hickory
    HICK1148
    1 X $20.91 = $20.91
    BASS1141_1
    Basswood
    BASS1141
    1 X $18.30 = $18.30
    BIRFLR1245_1
    Birch - Flame Roasted
    BIRFLR1245
    1 X $22.26 = $22.26
    WENG1487_1
    Wenge
    WENG1487
    1 X $139.02 = $139.02
    MOGBRAZ1531_1
    Mahogany - Brazilian
    MOGBRAZ1531
    1 X $44.81 = $44.81
    WENG1485_1
    Wenge
    WENG1485
    1 X $139.40 = $139.40
    WENG1474_1
    Wenge
    WENG1474
    1 X $66.20 = $66.20
    Subtotal $4,224.70
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