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Macassar Ebony

Diospyrus spp.

Distribution:

The East Indies, Phillipines, and Indonesia.

General Characteristics:

Highly variable in color and grain contrast. Dark brown with black stripes to mostly black with slightly lighter brown or even salmon colored stripes. Some pieces are light chocolate brown with fairly widely spaced black streaks; others are almost pure black with only some showing of a dark brown background.

Uses:

Widely used in musical instruments because of hardness and consistency of (well selected pieces) color. Guitar bridges, etc. Also used in cabinet work, luxury furniture, carving, knife handles, piano keys, brush backs, walking sticks, and the sapwood is used for tool handles. Also used for inlay, billiard cues, and is excellent for turning. An outstanding contrast wood for marquetry and is sometimes sliced for highly decorative veneers.