Botanical name: Diospyros crassiflora Hiern
Dimensions: 530x70x9mm
Botanical name: Diospyros crassiflora Hiern
Origin: Cameroon
Other names: African Ebony, Cameroon Ebony, Ébano
Average density: 955kg/m3
Uses: Fingerboards, bridges, headplates, tuning keys
Ebony’s unique black colour is interlaced with Brown and yellow streaks, giving this wood a spectacular figure.
Its grain is usually straight but can also be interlocked. It has a fine and even texture with very high natural luster. West African Ebony has been a standard fingerboard wood for factory guitars in Europe and America. It is often preferred because it is easier to plane and is more stable than other Ebonies. It is rarely pure-black, which is now largely accepted in the marketplace.
All of Madinter’s ebony comes from Crelicam, our responsible ebony trade project in Cameroon. Learn more about Crelicam here.
Botanical name | Diospyros crassiflora Hiern |
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Wood | Exotic Ebony |
Quality | Standard |
Air shipping allowed | Yes |
CITES | No |