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Ebony 307 to 313
Black Ebony dried pieces. We show them unfinished to make sure you can see the wood. Most vendors don’t do that, because if you put enough clear coat or wax over ebony you can make it look black in a photo even if the color is really off. These will be jet black or close when a finish is applied. We will need to put a finish on them before shipping to you to prevent damage in the mail.
Grades of each piece are noted in the picture. If there is more than one grade shown, it is between the two grades.
It is interesting to note that all of these (except 307) started out as rough 1.5 x 1.5 x 12’s. After drying them and removing all the cracks and bad areas this is what is left (sometimes it doesn’t work out this well). We do have some bulk 1.5 x 1.5 x 12’s and you can see why they sell for much less, you lose about 40% of the wood on average to get them into this quality. I’ve cut more than a thousand pieces over the years, and losses average around 40% when buying waxed pieces. That is why all ebony that is for sale is not equal.
$7.50 – $56.00
Ebony 300 to 306
Dried Black Ebony. Each piece is graded in the picture. Shown Bare wood, so with a clear finish they usually look all black, especially A+ and AA.
They’ll be coated with a clear coat before shipping to protect them.
$16.00 – $29.00
Madagascar Ebony 206 to 209
A very rare offering of top grade small bowl blanks in this best type of ebony. Pieces will be sent with a clear finish for protection in shipping. AA grade, at least.
No shipping outside USA due to restrictions.
$51.00
Madagascar Ebony M200toM205
Top quality dried Madagascar ebony. It really doesn’t get much better than this. Suitable for any use including musical, etc. A dream to work with.
We cannot ship this to addresses outside the USA due to international regulations.
$152.00
Madagascar Ebony pen blanks
This is the premier type of ebony that can be bought. The grain is finer, the density is higher and in the case of AA or even AAA it is blacker than other ebonies almost always. We are offering these pen blanks we have slowly collected over the years of cutting this wood. I haven’t seen pen blanks for sale in this ebony type, but we wanted to offer them to our pen blanks customers. Prices would actually work out to more like $20 each for AA grade, but we lowered them to keep them in a reachable range for these.
Restricted to USA shipping addresses only.
$7.00 – $15.00
Shittim Wood, figured 1.5×1.5×6’s
This is real Shittim wood from the Sinai desert. Basically this is the last of our stock. They are all dried and have the added feature of being figured, in one case even has some burl, which is otherwise unknown to me. They do come with a certificate if you request it in the cart at checkout. We have tried getting more, but unfortunately the supplier starting sending the wrong type of wood so we currently have no way to replace this very rare wood.
$60.00 – $66.00
Bog Oak 1.5 x 1.5 x 6’s
Saltwater Bog Oak from Ukraine. These high grade pieces are considered the darkest in color which generally means they are the oldest. They are about 7500 years old . The white areas are salt crystals, you can flick them out with a pin or keep them in to maintain the unusual character of these. A certificate is available, just request that in the comments section when checking out. These were carbon dated by a laboratory.
$14.80
Bog Oak 2x2x6 Pieces 20 to 27
Dried Bog Oak from Ukraine. These pieces are all the highest grade, which is the darkest and normally the oldest, at around 7500 years old. The little salt crystals are a unique addition to this type, as the water they fell in was saltwater. Either leave them in, or just flick them out with a pin right before finishing.
$27.00
Brazilian Kingwood
This is Brazilian Kingwood. It is a genuine rosewood and becoming rare in quality pieces like these. Last time imported was about 5 years ago, but that was just a very small amount and before that it was many years prior for the last time allowed out of Brazil. We hope it will be allowed out of Brazil again, but the current situation is that we will likely run out in the near future.
$6.50 – $56.00
Brazilian Tulipwood Boards
High quality dried pieces in this rare genuine rosewood. It was last imported into the USA about 13 years ago. Brazil has not allowed more out of the country since that time. Usually when you do find boards for sale, they are with checks. This is because almost every tulipwood board has checks in the center that run vertically up the board. These are different, we have cut them from the area without checks, to the side of the center. We also do have some normal tulipwood boards in 4/4, inquire if interested.
$26.00 – $58.00