Black and white ebony

[MedWoodWorx]

After quite some time i managed to find some shop time and turned a modified omega pen dressed in black and white (pale moon) ebony. I tried my diy paste wax made from (drs) walnut oil, carnauba wax and turpentine. The result is nice and natural. Any suggestions are more than welcome, cheers.

 

[mark james]

Lovely final pen. I also appreciate your finish. Some may prefer a more durable finish, but some of my favorite personal pens have little to no finish (walnut oil, etc). I just love the feel of the wood, and many of mine are Eucalyptus Burl with inclusions - I have no interest in those being filled. Appreciate the natural beauty of the blank.

 

[MedWoodWorx]

Lovely final pen. I also appreciate your finish. Some may prefer a more durable finish, but some of my favorite personal pens have little to no finish (walnut oil, etc). I just love the feel of the wood, and many of mine are Eucalyptus Burl with inclusions - I have no interest in those being filled. Appreciate the natural beauty of the blank.

Same here my favourite finish is just walnut oil which is nice but the pen catches grime and dirt after some use. The only solution i found was to make a pair of mandrels so that i can refresh the finish when i want to. Cheers

 

[Woodchipper]

I always pictured ebony as solid black. Don't recall the black and white ebony. Where does it come from?
Complements on the pen.

 

[Jarod888]

I always pictured ebony as solid black. Don't recall the black and white ebony. Where does it come from?
Complements on the pen.

There are a couple of different types of ebony. I believe black and white comes from Laos and southeast Asia. There is also a brown striped one called Macassar, plus some others.

Wood database

 

[its_virgil]

Nice. I've made several pens using black & white ebony. No issues, but solid black ebony is a "cracker". I stopped using it yrs ago.

 

[MedWoodWorx]

I always pictured ebony as solid black. Don't recall the black and white ebony. Where does it come from?
Complements on the pen.

Southeast asia,its the first exotic wood i turn, looked too interesting to pass, cheers

 

[MedWoodWorx]

There are a couple of different types of ebony. I believe black and white comes from Laos and southeast Asia. There is also a brown striped one called Macassar, plus some others.

Wood database

Yea the guy who sold it to me mentioned laos

 

[leehljp]

There are a few other woods that look very similar but B & W ebony is its own wood. Some marble woods look similar, as does Macassar as mentioned by Jarod888 above. Some Zebrawood will have a similar look. Japan and the Philippines brand of Persimmon produces a beautiful ebony in some trees, has some B&W similar to that - at least that is what I have seen in my experience - but it was so long ago, my mind might be confused.

 

[MedWoodWorx]

There are a few other woods that look very similar but B & W ebony is its own wood. Some marble woods look similar, as does Macassar as mentioned by Jarod888 above. Some Zebrawood will have a similar look. Persimmon, which produces a beautiful ebony in some trees, has some B&W similar to that - at least that is what I have seen in my experience - but it was so long ago, my mind might be confused.

Persimmon is in my list, there is a tree in the family plot that needs to be pruned anyway..