Prosono international provides quality african hardwoods wood suppliers for musical instruments wood for knife makers exotic wood floor.
African blackwood flooring.
In addition african blackwood is technically in the rosewood genus dalbergia and is more stable and resistant to movement and warping than other types of ebony.
Indeed among some 285 species tested including lignum vitae gabriel janka originally.
Blackwood is made to withstand heavy impact that would crack and damage normal lumber.
It features a dark brown even purplish heartwood with dark streaks.
African blackwood is an exotic wood native to eastern africa and is also known as mozambique ebony or senegal ebony.
African blackwood grenadillo dalbergia melanoxylon african blackwood family.
Difficult to work offering extreme resistance to cutting edges and very severe blunting effect.
Congowood mozambique ebony senegal ebony cape damson ebony.
African blackwood cocobolo kingwood and brazilian tulipwood.
No surprise is is in danger of disappearing in its native habitat.
Added to its low germination rate is lack of planning for conservation.
African blackwood is considered to be among the hardest and densest of woods in the world.
African blackwood is a relatively small tree multi stemmed and much branched usually growing from 15 to 25 ft.
The following is a list of 14 african hardwoods along with their various qualities and how they are commonly used.
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In diameter with smooth gray bark that peels in strips when mature.
African blackwood is an exceptionally heavy and dense wood and is not used for steam bending purposes but is very tough and strong in all categories.
It is a small tree reaching a maximum 50 feet tall.
It is an extremely hard wood strong and stiff very stable with a fine texture.
The industrial grade rubber infused in blackwood is the same rubber used at gun ranges to absorb bullets.
This african tree has an extensive range on.
Stellite or tungsten carbide tipped saw teeth essential.
The bole is short often fluted seldom cylindrical and rarely over 1 ft.
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The threat to its survival has driven up the price of the wood.
African blackwood goes by many names including dalbergia melanoxylon mpingo and imifutu.
Blackwood is made with the highest quality lumber which is strengthened by the fusion process.
Some species become canopy trees up to 30 m high citation needed and large pieces can occasionally be found in the trade.
We export indigenous hardwoods from southern africa.
