Ebony

[Roger Pellett]

A heads up worth exactly what you paid for it!  I have no connection with the company whatsoever.

 

Woodcraft is advertising ebony for sale, and on sale www.woodcraft.com

 

I am aware of all sorts of toxicity problems associated with ebony and have no interest in using it myself, but if this is of interest, check it out.

 

Roger

[allanyed]

I agree with Roger, saw dust from ebony is not good for your health, and toxicity varies with the type of ebony.   Breathing  sawdust from any wood species is not a good thing, but ebony is one of the worst to be breathing.   In addition to the toxicity, it is miserable to work with for model shipbuilding.  It cannot be bent without a lot of difficulty even with steam, water, heat, etc.

 

 

 

[druxey]

I agree with Allen: leave the ebony to the furniture builders!

[barkeater]

It is difficult to work with, requiring a lot of work to bend it, and it is toxic but it looks soooo good. I use it for wales. It also is good anchors, stoves and accent pieces such as window frames. If you need to bend it, work in stages, soaking, heat bending then soaking and heating again until you get the curve you need. I leave all wood natural color without painting so I am always looking to add in different types and colors of wood to give contrast.

[Tony Hunt]

It's also quite endangered as a species!

[Jim Rogers]

Cherry or Boxwood plus Ebony Stain.....much easier

[Landlubber Mike]

I haven't had too many problems on my Charles Morgan.  It's not the easiest to work with, but looks fantastic.

[reklein]

Fiebings black leather dye will get you the ebony look in a wood much easier to work. You can cut it with 91% alcohol. I have used it quite a bit in my model railroading hobby.