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A few years ago a knife maker at a show told me about a guy with a bunch of Ebony.
He had been the sawyer milling Ebony for an importer back in the 80s. As a bonus he got to keep the shorts (pieces under 3 foot long).
Over the years he had accumulated quite a bit of good ebony. Now he is semi retired and does his own woodworking projects when he is not off on a road trip riding his Harley. I was finally able to get in touch with him and made a trip out to his place. When I left we were both happy. He had several hundred dollars cash in his pocket and I had a bunch of beautiful Ebony.
This is really good and dry old stock Ebony. Good looking and fairly easy to work with. The grain is a bit coarser than the black African Ebony, but it is less prone to problems when you are working with it.
Here is a photo of the pieces I just added to our web store.
Just click on the photo if you would like to go to the Natural Hardwoods section where these pieces are located.
He had been the sawyer milling Ebony for an importer back in the 80s. As a bonus he got to keep the shorts (pieces under 3 foot long).
Over the years he had accumulated quite a bit of good ebony. Now he is semi retired and does his own woodworking projects when he is not off on a road trip riding his Harley. I was finally able to get in touch with him and made a trip out to his place. When I left we were both happy. He had several hundred dollars cash in his pocket and I had a bunch of beautiful Ebony.
This is really good and dry old stock Ebony. Good looking and fairly easy to work with. The grain is a bit coarser than the black African Ebony, but it is less prone to problems when you are working with it.
Here is a photo of the pieces I just added to our web store.
Just click on the photo if you would like to go to the Natural Hardwoods section where these pieces are located.
