Craft Blanks
Craft Blanks
African Blackwood 1 x 1 x 12 inches
grade IQ2 (at least) dried, defect free pieces no or almost no sapwood$16.00
16 in the stock
African Blackwood AtoH
African Blackwood, a genuine rosewood, is well known for millenia and is likely what the Ancient Egyptians called "ebony". It has a very fine grain, takes a glass like polish and is well suited for ornamental turnery, woodwinds, and anything that involves fine detail. It cannot be shipped outside the USA due to international trade restrictions on all genuine rosewoods.
Piece E
African Blackwood , dried, MUSICAL GRADE (IQ), size: 1 7/8 x 1 7/8 x 4.5 inches, Piece E
Piece F
African Blackwood , dried, MUSICAL GRADE (IQ), size: 1 7/8 x 1 7/8 x 4.5 inches, Piece F
Piece G
African Blackwood , dried, MUSICAL GRADE (IQ), size: 1 7/8 x 1 7/8 x 4.5 inches, Piece G
Afzelia Burl A-E
Super hard to find in this quality and dry, virtually gone from the market. Becoming a restricted wood as far as the ones from Africa go, these are from Thailand though.
Piece A
2 7/8 x 3 x 8 5/8 inches
Afzelia Burl J-M
These pieces are completely dried. Super hard to find in this quality and dry, virtually gone from the market.
Piece K
9/16 x 1 5/8 x 9.5 inches
Amboyna Burl 800-804
Piece 801
Amboyna Burl, dried, size: 1 5/8 x 1 5/8 x 3 3/16 inches, Grade: GG+, Piece 801
Piece 803
Amboyna Burl, dried, size: 1 5/8 x 1 7/8 x 2.5 inches, GG+ grade, Piece 803
Australian Blackwood 1-6
Wonderful dried and figured pieces that look just like Koa, at a much lower price. These all came from a very large slab. It was part of the outside of a large tree and every bit of it was highly figured. Some Australian blackwood looks more like the photo at the top of this page, but this slab produced pieces that look so much like koa I cannot tell them apart from Koa, and I cannot guarantee that this isn't really koa that was mis-identified as Aussie Blackwood.
Piece 3
Grade: GG-/GG
1.75 x 1.75 x 6 inches
Piece 5
Grade: GG
1.5 x 2 x 6+ inches
Australian Blackwood 21-37
Piece 21
Grade: GG/GG+
1 13/16 x 1 13/16 x 18 inches
Piece 23
Grade: GG/GG+
1 5/8+ x 1 5/8+ x 17.75 inches
Piece 27
Grade: GG
2 x 2 x 12 inches
Piece 28
Grade: GG
2 x 2 x 12 inches
Piece 30
Grade: GG
1 9/16 x 1 9/16 x 12 inches
Piece 31
Grade: GG
1.5+ x 1.5+ x 12 inches
Piece 32
Grade: GG
1.5+ x 1.5+ x 12 inches
Australian Blackwood A-C
Wonderful dried and figured pieces that look just like Koa, at a fraction of the price. These all came from a very large slab. It was part of the outside of a large tree and every bit of it was figured. Some Australian blackwood looks more like the photo at the top of this page, but this slab produced pieces that look so much like koa I cannot tell them apart from Koa, and I cannot guarantee that this isn't really koa that was mis-identified as Aussie Blackwood.
Piece A
Grade: GG/GG+
2.25 x 8 1/8 x 8 1/8 inches
Piece B
Grade: GG/GG+
2 1/8 x 8 1/8 x 8 1/8 inches
Black & White Ebony 423-429
Really tough to find this wood sold dried, usually it is green. These have been tested to be 12% or less with a moisture meter that adjusts for the species, other meters don't work well. NOTES: some of the pieces have been smeared with super glue clear/black which was then sanded off
Piece 426
1 x 2.5 x 3 5/8 inches
Piece 429
1 1/8 x 1.75 x 3 inches
Black Palm Squares (ALL DRIED)
Black Palm is one of those unique woods that belong in the list of exotics. It is easy to sand and has some characteristics different from other woods. You'll find the black part is less absorbent than the white/light part. This means that the light part will darken somewhat if you don't use a sanding sealer to prevent it from absorbing whatever finish you use. Both appearances are good, but for more contrast use a sanding sealer.
1.5 x 1.5 x 6 inches
Black Palm 1.5 x 1.5 x 6 inches
1.5 x 1.5 x 12 inches
Black Palm 1.5 x 1.5 x 12 inches, dried
2 x 2 x 6 inches
Black Palm 2 x 2 x 6 inches, dried
2 x 2 x 12 inches
Black Palm 2 x 2 x 12 inches, dried
2 x 2 x 18 inches
Black Palm 2 x 2 x 18 inches, dried