Description: Gabon Ebony Hardwood Billet 14"x2"x1" You will receive the exact billet as shown. For your consideration genuine Gabon Ebony wood aka diospyros crassifora. Air dried, paraffin waxed to protect from defects. Extremely useful for guitar building projects, book shelves, photo frames, door knobs, tool handles, turkey calls, pool cues, fine furniture building, guitar headplates, guitar necks, tailpieces, gun/knife handles, and a variety of other woodworking projects.Origin: Gabon, Africa.We accept PayPal and all major credit cards. Shipped worldwide via USPS.Additional facts about Gabon/Gaboon Ebony: DESCRIPTIONA 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 NAMEDiospyrus CrassifloraOTHER NAMESCameroon 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 PROPERTIESThis 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.
Price: 59.95 USD
Location: East Amherst, New York
End Time: 2024-08-14T16:27:07.000Z
Shipping Cost: N/A USD
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Seller
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
guitar neck building lumber: guitar sides and backs Ebony timber
Custom Bundle: No
MPN: Does Not Apply
Wood Type: Ebony
guitar building gaboon ebony lumber: fine furniture making Ebony lumber
Modified Item: No
Figure: straight stripy
California Prop 65 Warning: raw wood
Brand: globalwoods
Type: Cut Board
Unit Type: Unit
Model: does not apply
Country/Region of Manufacture: Gabon
Unit Quantity: 1
