The hardness of wood varies with the direction of the wood grain and varies from piece to piece.
Ebony sheet wood.
Harder woods create good solid long lasting joinery in furniture.
Product is as close to black as veneer can be and still retain grain lines despite that some photos look some gray the product is blacker.
The wood is excellent for turned objects.
The grain patterns and range of colors in these ebony wood veneer sheets are outstanding.
Macassar ebony wood veneer macassar ebony is one of the most desirable classic and exotic wood veneers available.
Marbled macassar ebony wood veneer this category of marble figure ebony has a breath taking arrangement of light and dark streaks that few other wood veneers can match.
This type of ebony is getting hard to find with a reasonable price but we ve done our best to make these veneer sheets as affordable as possible.
Solid wood reconstituted dyed veneer for uniformity and consistancy used for marquetry segmented turning inlays and other projects sleeves contain 8 sheets 12 x24 0 025 thick 16sf unbacked also available in other bold colors natural wood tones and in smaller 8 x9 packs see more product details.
The wood is also prone to checking and splitting during drying and drying defects are not uncommon.
So a janka rating is an average of numerous tests performed on all directions and numerous pieces.
Macassar ebony has a mild slightly unpleasant odor when being worked.
Generally speaking the harder the wood the easier it is to finish and polish.
The grain is very linear or straight.