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The Wonderful World of Wood:
Ebony:
- "Diospyros ebenum"
Other Names:
- Tendu.
- Tuki.
- Ebans.
Sources:
- Sri Lanka.
- India.
Tree Characteristics:
- A relatively small tree, producing a straight trunk up to 15ft in height and 2ft 6in in diameter.
Characteristics of the wood:
- A hard dense and heavy wood, with a fine even texture and straight, irregular or wavy grain.
- The sapwood is yellowish white, the heartwood a lustrous dark brown to black.
- The heartwood is naturally durable.
Workability:
- A difficult wood to work by hand or machine, it chips easily and quickly dulls the tools .
- It can be machined well on a lathe and brought to a fine finish.
- It does not glue well.
Average dried weight:
- 74lb/cuft.
Finishing:
- It can be polished to an excellent finish.
Common uses:
- Turnery.
- Musical instruments.
- Cutlery handles.
- Inlay.
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