What type of wood is this?
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Super Dave
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Black and White Ebony ????
mrcook4570
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I agree.
el_d
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+1 Looks like ebony to me...
Dan26
Member
Thanks guys. First time I've seen this wood.
Super Dave
Member
Dan, I also bought a bag of blanks from Woodcraft, and it had a few of those in it. They turn out real nice, it turned out to be a really good deal.
Dave
Dave
ZanderPommo
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could be marblewood, except that stuff is rank! smells like feet
wolftat
Product Reviews Manager
I am also going with Marblewood, but never noticed an odor.
1080Wayne
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Could also be persimmon (ebony relative) . Have seen localised black colouration around insect damage in otherwise white persimmon .
Crashmph
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If you got it in an grab bag from woodcraft... I have to agree with Wolftat and ZanderPommo.
I am nearly certain it is Marblewood as well.
I am nearly certain it is Marblewood as well.
brewtang
Member
Almost positive it's Black White Ebony.
Glenn McCullough
Member
NO DOUBT, aSIAN eBONY.
Dan26
Member
After seeing some pics of Marblewood, I have to go with the B&W Ebony. When I drilled it, the smell was almost pleasant, definitely not like feet.
PenPal
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Wood Identification
Over this way it could pass for Black Heart Sassafrass from Tasmania except the deeper brown in the main wood so yes it could be that Ebony. Neat pen suits the kit etc.
Regards Peter.
Over this way it could pass for Black Heart Sassafrass from Tasmania except the deeper brown in the main wood so yes it could be that Ebony. Neat pen suits the kit etc.
Regards Peter.
greggas
Member
My vote is B & W Ebony. The dark grain is too black to be marble wood which normally has reddish/brown darker grain and certainly does not have a nice smell when turned.
cbatzi01
Member
I agree it is B&W Ebony. Some places call it royal ebony. Not sure why.
Ankrom Exotics
Member
B&W Asian Ebony gets my vote.
ZanderPommo
Member
smell coulda been just that piece for some reason, but it was so unpleasant it kept me from getting more to find out
sure looks like marblewood to me, but if it didn't smell probably b&w ebony. nice pen by the way!
sure looks like marblewood to me, but if it didn't smell probably b&w ebony. nice pen by the way!
Munsterlander
Member
The marblewood I've worked with had courser, more open grain - looks like b&w ebony to me as well.
BigguyZ
Member
+1 for B&W ebony....
Crashmph
Member
Woodcraft does not put Black & White Ebony in their grab bags. They do put a lot of Marblewood.
Bree
Member
That is not marblewood. It is Black and White Ebony. I have a great deal of both types of wood with much of it bought at Woodcraft. There is no doubt in my mind.
Its a great looking pen. That BW Ebony makes excellent pens if you get the right chunk of wood!!
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Its a great looking pen. That BW Ebony makes excellent pens if you get the right chunk of wood!!
:biggrin::biggrin::biggrin:
wolftat
Product Reviews Manager
It could be cocobolo but I doubt it.
CSue
Local Chapter Leader
It is Macassar Ebony (Diospyrus celebica) also known as Indian Ebony, Black &White Ebony.
Occasionally a piece of some more exotic piece of wood may find its way into their grab bags. I've found some nice surprises a few times.
Marblewood rarely has that definitive black and "white." The grain is also has a tighter grain than Marblewood.
Occasionally a piece of some more exotic piece of wood may find its way into their grab bags. I've found some nice surprises a few times.
Marblewood rarely has that definitive black and "white." The grain is also has a tighter grain than Marblewood.
Dan26
Member
Thanks everyone. I believe it's the ebony, but whatever it is I feel lucky because the grab bag has 3 more of these blanks in it. I think I'll save them for fatter pens to get more of the grain involved.