Gabon Ebony Lumber 38x6.25x2 Wood Ebony Timber For Guitars Furnitures Cues A165

Description

Gabon Ebony (A165)
38"x6,1/4"-6x2"
965x158-152x50mm
The width on top is at 6,1/4" and tapers down to 6"
botanical name: diospyros crassifora
EXOTIC LUMBER~TURNING WOOD
Disclaimer:
This Ebony billet is not all black or jet black. It has brown or white inclusions on it. Sold as is.
Rare length, width, and thickness in Gaboon/Gabon Ebony hardwood. Most of the lumber is harvested. Soon, coming under worldwide restrictions from logging. Extremely suitable for guitar building, necks, sides & backs, pool cues, drum sticks, walking cane sticks, aero plane and boat interiors, handles, grips, game calls, magic wands, and so many other possibilities.
Gabon Ebony 8/4" Lumber Board
Quantity offered: 1
For your consideration Gabon Ebony w
ood aka diospyros crassifora billet
. Fully anchorsealed to protect from defects. For your custom signature projects such as pool cues, boat marine parts, fine furniture, guitar necks, necks, tailpieces, gun/knife handles, other musical instruments, and a variety of other woodturnings.
Shipping:  Delivered worldwide by USPS. We accept PayPal, and all major credit cards.
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 effect 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. Small movement in service.
USES
Tool, cutlery and knife handles, door knobs, butt ends of billiard cues, piano and organ keys, violin and guitar finger boards, other musical instrument pieces, turning, fancy articles and inlay.