African Blackwood
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Botanical Name:
Dalbergia melanoxylon
Family:
Leguminosae
Other Names:
Congowood, Mozambique ebony, Mpingo
Tree Height:
15-25 ft
Tree Diameter:
rarely over 1 ft
Weight at 12% moisture content:
83 lbs./ft.3
Growing Regions:
Sudan to Mozambique, Angola, and Nigeria to Senegal
General Characteristics:
The heartwood of African Blackwood is a dark purplish-brown with black streaking. The texture is fine and even and the grain straight. African Blackwood is also slightly oily.
Uses:
Primarily used for woodwind instruments, guitars, turnery work, knife handles, walking sticks, carvings and more.
Working Properties:
A. Blackwood is often difficult to plane and machine with tools, yet is excellent for turnery. Usually, African Blackwood is machined with metal-working equipment.
Suitable Substitutes:
Honduras Rosewood
Discussion:
No further discussion.
References:
“A Guide to Useful Woods of the World, Second Edition”, Forest Products Society, 2001, pg. 211
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