Up for sale is a 15/16x5 3/4x79 3/4 piece of Zebrawood

Origin of wood is : Africa

Uses of the wood: Fine Furniture, Cabinetry, Architecural Millwork, Guitar Building / Instrument making, Wood Turning, Automotive / Aircraft Interior, Inlaying, Box Making, and other uses!

Zebrawood or zebrano as it is known in Europe is named after its chrematistic dark and light striping. It is at its best when quarter sawn because it has a nervous disposition.

Color/Appearance: Heartwood is a light brown or cream color with dark blackish brown streaks vaguely resembling a zebra's stripes. Depending on whether the wood is flatsawn or quartersawn, the stripes can be either chaotic and wavy (flatsawn), or somewhat uniform (quartersawn).

Grain/Pore: Has a fairly coarse texture and open pores. Grain is usually wavy or interlocked.

Durability: Heartwood is rated as durable and is also resistant to insect damage.

Workability: The wood saws well, but can be very difficult to plane or surface due to the prevalence of interlocking grain. Tearout is common. Zebrawood glues and finishes well, though a pore filler may be desired for the large open pores of the wood's grain.

Comments: Zebrawood is strong and stiff, with a fairly high density. Stability is below average for a tropical exotic wood.

Zebrawood is frequently quartersawn and used as veneer. Other uses include: tool handles, furniture, boatbuilding, and skis.

 

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