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Article: Macassar ebony. (Wood of the month) (Column)
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- Wood & Wood Products
- Article date:
- January 1, 1991
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WOOD OF THE MONTH
MACASSAR EBONY
Macassar ebony -- a highly decorative wood.
When you think of a dark wood, you probably think of ebony, and for good reason -- African ebony is believed to be the blackest wood that grows. But there is one ebony that differs from the stark black of the rest of the Ebenaceae family. It is called macassar ebony, and it is a striking wood with high contrast between its gold and black streaks.
Jack MacLean, vice president of the United States Veneer Co. Inc., New York, N.Y., describes the highly exotic macassar ebony as "strongly marked." "I call it one of the great fancy woods of the world," he said, ...