Exotic Wood Gabon Ebony Hardwood 1.5x1.5x12 Pool Cues Woodworking Handles Timber

Gabon Ebony Hardwood Turning Blank 1,1/2"x1,1/2"x11,7/8"~38x38x304mmItem: One Gabon Ebony woodturning blank. You will receive a similar piece as shown. This Ebony may not be all black. It will have other color inclusions on it. For your consideration Gabon Ebony Wood aka diospyros crassifora. Air-dried, fully anchor-sealed to protect from defects. Extremely useful for knife handles, game calls, pool cues, boat marine parts, fine furniture, guitar head plates, necks, tailpieces, gun/knife handles, musical instruments, and a variety of other wood turnings.Origin: Gabon, Africa.Shipping & Handling: Shipped via USPS Mail. We accept PayPal and all major credit cards. 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 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 a severe blunting effect on cutters. In planning, a reduced angle of 20 degrees is required when the irregular grain is present, with an increase 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. A small movement in service.USES Tool, cutlery, and knife handles, door knobs, butt ends of billiard cues, piano and organ keys, violin and guitar fingerboards, other musical instrument pieces, turning, fancy articles, and inlay.