West African Ebony Turning Squares

Sometimes called Gabon or Gaboon, this Ebony is sometimes jet black but oftentimes has grayish streaks that mostly disappear when finished or after the made object has been put into service. This Ebony has a marked resistance to checking that is characteristic of some of the Indian and Asian species. It has a wonderful texture and is easily carved, planed, turned, and milled. It is fairly fine-grained and takes a high polish. This Ebony usually originates in either Cameroon or Nigeria and the logs are rough hewn in the forest and oftentimes brought to the nearest road by human porters. With the disappearance of other species of black Ebony this species is fast becoming the Ebony of choice.

Item Number: W30966

$26.35

B 1 5/8 x 1 5/8 x 14 3/8"

$23.25

C 1 1/2 x 1 1/2 x 14 7/8"

$20.85

D 1 3/8 x 1 3/8 x 15 7/8"

$27.35

E 1 1/2 x 1 1/2 x 17 1/2"

$16.70

F 1 1/8 x 1 1/8 x 19"

$44.50

G 2 1/2 x 2 1/2 x 10 1/4"

Madagascar Ebony Turning Squares

This Ebony is unsurpassed for its beauty and blackness. It is fairly fine-textured and takes a high polish. Finest ebony in the world. Rare.

This species has been newly added to the CITES list and as a consequence, we are limiting sales to the United States only.

Price below is per piece.

Please call for discounts in quantities more than 50 pieces.

Item Number: OS71

African Blackwood Turning Squares

The heartwood is purplish to brownish-black with dark gray streaks giving an overall impression of being black. Lustrous with an attractive inner chatoyance. Very hard, heavy, close-grained, and virtually free from pores. Its stability and lovely tonal qualities make it an excellent instrument wood.

Price below is per piece.
Call for quantity pricing.

Due to CITES regulations, we can only ship this species to customers in the United States.

Item Number: OS70

African Blackwood Bundles

The heartwood is purplish to brownish-black with dark gray streaks giving an overall impression of being black. Lustrous with an attractive inner chatoyance. Very hard, heavy, close-grained, and virtually free from pores. Its stability and lovely tonal qualities make it an excellent instrument wood.

Price below is per bundle. 10 pieces per bundle.

Due to CITES regulations, we can only ship this species to customers in the United States.

Item Number: OS68

East Indian Rosewood Turning Squares

These rare squares are from a consignment of old-growth wood that we have had for at least twenty years. Fairly hard and heavy and finishes to a nice polish. Rich & elegant looking. India.

Price below is per square.

Due to CITES regulations, we can only ship this species to customers in the United States.

Item Number: OS65

Santos Rosewood Turning Squares

This wood has gained in popularity since the early 1990's when Brazilian Rosewood was designated an endangered species. Furniture manufacturers used it as a Brazilian Rosewood substitute but it stands on its own as an instrument tone wood.

The price below is per square.

Item Number: OS63

Honduras Rosewood Turning Squares

A true rosewood, most of our stock comes from Belize. Smelling like stored apples, it is a lovely wood to turn and takes a fantastic polish. Getting scarce on the world market. U.S.A. sales only.

The price below is per square.

Due to CITES regulations, we can only ship this species to customers in the United States.

Item Number: OS62

African Blackwood Reject Clarinet Bell Blanks

The heartwood is purplish to brownish-black with dark gray streaks giving an overall impression of being black. Lustrous with an attractive inner chatoyance. Very hard, heavy, close-grained, and virtually free from pores. Its main use is in turning, and it claims the title of the finest of turnery woods, well known as the standard by which other turnery woods are judged. Long a favorite of ornamental turners, the nature of the wood allows very fine detail with sharp cutters, leaving a beautiful, burnished surface. Some blanks may have sapwood corners or more, burly or wild grain, occasional bug holes, small inclusions, small checks, i.e. they have the small defects common to Blackwood. They are an odd size to make it easier to turn the bell or flared end of a clarinet.

On one end they are 2 3/4-3 1/4" square and the other end is 1 3/8-1 5/8" square with tapered sides as in the photo. Length is 4 1/2-5".

Due to CITES regulations, we can only ship this species to customers in the United States.

Item Number: OS53

African Blackwood Turning Squares/Pool Cue Blanks

The heartwood is purplish to brownish-black with dark gray streaks giving an overall impression of being black. Lustrous with an attractive inner chatoyance. Very hard, heavy, close-grained, and virtually free from pores. Slightly oily to the touch. The sapwood is straw colored to a bright yellow and can be as wide as 2". African Blackwood can weigh as much as 85 lbs per cubic foot. It is used for marquetry, inlays, knife handles, game calls, pistol grips, pool cue butts, chess pieces, jewelry, and other precious arts and crafts. But its main use is in turning, and it claims the title of the finest of turnery woods, well known as the standard by which other turnery woods are judged. Long a favorite of ornamental turners, the nature of the wood allows very fine detail with sharp cutters, leaving a beautiful, burnished surface. Its stability, oily nature, resistance to moisture, and lovely finishing qualities make it superior to other timbers. These are best quality squares. Rare.

Due to CITES regulations, we can only ship this species to customers in the United States.

Item Number: OS52

African Blackwood Turning Squares

The heartwood is purplish to brownish-black with dark gray streaks giving an overall impression of being black. Lustrous with an attractive inner chatoyance. Very hard, heavy, close-grained, and virtually free from pores. Its stability and lovely tonal qualities make it an excellent instrument wood.

These are rough, not surfaced squares. Top grade. Price below is per square.

Due to CITES regulations, we can only ship this species to customers in the United States.

Item Number: OS43

African Blackwood Turning Squares Bag

We have in stock a large quantity of African Blackwood or Grenadillo squares from East Africa. They are all roughsawn just as the mill produced them and range in size from approximately 1 3/8 x 1 3/8 up to 1 5/8 x 1 5/8 with lengths of between 7 and 15 inches. Some squares may have sapwood corners, burly or wild grain, occasional bug holes, or small inclusions, i.e. they have the small defects common to Blackwood. I have milled thousands of these and have produced beautiful turning squares with many of them instrument-quality. They arrive in bags weighing between 60 and 70 lbs. Buy a bag and save $$$. We will kick out any that are too defected and box up 60 pieces for $480. That is only $8 per piece. For larger quantities call us for prices.

The price below is for 60 pieces.

To add additional bags to your cart, simply change the quantity field in the shopping cart to reflect how many you would like and press the "update cart" button.

Due to CITES regulations, we can only ship this species to customers in the United States.

Item Number: OS25

Bloodwood Turning Squares

Also called Satine, Cacique, and Cardinalwood. The heartwood is a rich strawberry red, in sharp contrast to the light colored sapwood. Takes a high, lustrous finish. Air dried.

Rough-not surfaced.

The price below is per square.

To add additional squares to your cart, simply change the quantity field in the shopping cart to reflect how many you would like and press the "update cart" button.

Item Number: OS12