African Blackwood Flooring

We export indigenous hardwoods from southern africa.

African blackwood flooring.

It is an extremely hard wood strong and stiff very stable with a fine texture. The bole is short often fluted seldom cylindrical and rarely over 1 ft. Added to its low germination rate is lack of planning for conservation. In diameter with smooth gray bark that peels in strips when mature.

The following is a list of 14 african hardwoods along with their various qualities and how they are commonly used. Our products include logs live edge boards lumber guitar parts veneer flooring and much more. African blackwood is considered to be among the hardest and densest of woods in the world. In addition african blackwood is technically in the rosewood genus dalbergia and is more stable and resistant to movement and warping than other types of ebony.

African blackwood is an exceptionally heavy and dense wood and is not used for steam bending purposes but is very tough and strong in all categories. It features a dark brown even purplish heartwood with dark streaks. Some species become canopy trees up to 30 m high citation needed and large pieces can occasionally be found in the trade. The industrial grade rubber infused in blackwood is the same rubber used at gun ranges to absorb bullets.

African blackwood is an exotic wood native to eastern africa and is also known as mozambique ebony or senegal ebony. Indeed among some 285 species tested including lignum vitae gabriel janka originally. Congowood mozambique ebony senegal ebony cape damson ebony. Business hours monday friday 8am 5pm est saturday 8am 4pm est sunday closed.

The woods of some other species in the genus dalbergia are notable even famous woods in their own right. Stellite or tungsten carbide tipped saw teeth essential. African blackwood goes by many names including dalbergia melanoxylon mpingo and imifutu. African blackwood cocobolo kingwood and brazilian tulipwood.

The threat to its survival has driven up the price of the wood. Tall but my reach heights of 50 ft. Blackwood is made with the highest quality lumber which is strengthened by the fusion process. No surprise is is in danger of disappearing in its native habitat.

This african tree has an extensive range on. It is a small tree reaching a maximum 50 feet tall. African blackwood lumber angela raimato 2019 04 01t09 12 41 04 00. African blackwood grenadillo dalbergia melanoxylon african blackwood family.

Difficult to work offering extreme resistance to cutting edges and very severe blunting effect. African blackwood is a relatively small tree multi stemmed and much branched usually growing from 15 to 25 ft.