Black ebony
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Description
A valuable, hard, black wood obtained from the Diospyros dendo trees of west Africa. Black ebony is a true Ebony wood. It is hard, dense and extremely durable. Black ebony is used for ornamental inlays, piano keys and turnery.
Synonyms and Related Terms
Diospyros dendo
| Density | 78 ppcf |
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Sources Checked for Data in Record
- G.S.Brady, Materials Handbook, McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971 Comment: p. 285