View Full Version : Gaboon or Macassar Ebony
Dale Osowski
12-19-2021, 12:53 PM
I found this in with other scraps and I'm thinking it's Gaboon. What do you guys think? Not the best photos but hopefully good enough for an identification.
Ken Andersen
12-19-2021, 4:14 PM
Gaboon heartwood is black while the sapwood is brown. Macassar, while dark, is not really black, just very dark brown. I think what you have is Gaboon (and sells for around $250/bd ft when I last bought some).
John K Jordan
12-19-2021, 7:36 PM
Gaboon heartwood is black while the sapwood is brown. Macassar, while dark, is not really black, just very dark brown. I think what you have is Gaboon (and sells for around $250/bd ft when I last bought some).
I have a bunch of ebony and from the appearance I can believe it's Gaboon. Some of mine is jet black, some with streaks of brown.
I used to hunt for black now I prefer it with brown streaks. When jet black and with a gloss polish it looks too much like plastic. With some brown streaks it looks like wood.
JKJ
Dale Osowski
12-20-2021, 6:33 PM
Thanks for the replies!
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