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African Blackwood Lumber

African Blackwood Lumber

Discover the unmatched beauty of African Blackwood at KJP Select Hardwoods. Our African Blackwood for sale is ideal for woodworking enthusiasts seeking high-quality, exotic wood for their creations. Elevate your craft with our selection of African Blackwood today! Order your African Blackwood and experience its unparalleled beauty in your next project!

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    African Blackwood Turning Square We will provide you with a high quality turning blank in the dimensions of your choice. This blank has already bee...

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African Blackwood (Dalbergia melanoxylon)

Pricing:



Expensive

Hardness:

3,670

Janka

Distribution:



Africa

Availability:



Difficult to source

Appearance

When they called it Blackwood, they weren’t kidding. This timber is often completely black with next to no discernible grain. The sapwood is a pale-yellow colour and is usually very thin.

Workability

This wood is not for the faint of heart. It is difficult to work with both hand tools or machines and has an extreme blunting effect on edge tools.

Uses

It is a great wood for turning because it takes fine detail well and can even hold threads. Often used to make clarinet and oboe bodies, it is typically worked on with metal working equipment because of its hardness.

Additional Comments

African Blackwood is an extremely expensive wood that is getting more and more difficult to find. This is chiefly because it is part of the genus-wide restriction on CITES appendix II.

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