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Blackwood – African

Dalbergia melanoxylon
• Also known as |
African Blackwood|Mpingo
Blackwood - African Lumber @ Rare Woods USA

African Blackwood is native to the seasonally dry regions of Africa, from Senegal eastwards to Eritrea and southwards to the northern parts of South Africa. Without question, the densest and most un-rosewood-like of the Dalbergia’s (for our money, at least!), African Blackwood is a consistent favorite with acoustic guitar luthiers, wood turners, carvers and fine furniture craftsmen, alike. It remains one of the world’s most coveted musical woods. African Blackwood often appears almost completely black, with its grains hardly discernible. (… thus the name. After sanding, a deep, very dark chocolate color emerges.)

Given its trees’ very small profile and the fact that they also commonly grow somewhat twisted (rather than straight up), finding long, straight boards of African Blackwood is a daunting task. It is so dark and dense, it’s almost inconceivable that it is a true Dalbergia-genus rosewood. Expect exceptional pieces to command a premium, as prices have increased, while supplies have drastically decreased over the last several years.

This species is listed in CITES Appendix II and the IUCN reports it as being “near threatened.”

Why We Love This Wood

Hard to get clean sections and hard to work, but the results are totally worth the effort!

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Blackwood - African Lumber @ Rare Woods USA
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A Popular Choice in
carving handles inlay turnings
Vital Statistics
Main Color GroupBlack
Grain Pattern Even
Avg Dry Weight - LB/BF6.6
Avg Dry Weight - KG/M31270
Janka Hardness - LBF3670
Janka Hardness - N16320
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Blackwood-African-Select&better-4/4-8/4Lumber
4/4-8/4 Lumber
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Blackwood-African-Rustic-3/4Live-edgedS2Sboards

3/4 Live-edged S2S boards

Rustic
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9
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Blackwood-African-Ungraded-Artpieces

Art pieces

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3.4
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Logs

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6
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Blackwood - African
BLAF1226
1"
x 5.38" x
39.5"
Cracks. Checks. Bark inclusion.

$145.15

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Blackwood - African
BLAF1225
0.94"
x 3.88" x
47.25"
Cracks. Bark inclusions.

$144.13

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Blackwood - African
BLAF1223
0.81"
x 4" x
38.5"
Cracks. Bark inclusions.

$117.71

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Blackwood - African
BLAF1222
0.94"
x 5.69" x
38.81"
Checks. Bark inclusions. Defect in surface.

$167.57

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Blackwood - African
BLAF1221
0.75"
x 5" x
35.63"
Cracks. Bark inclusions.

$130.34

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Blackwood - African
BLAF1218
0.88"
x 4.06" x
43"
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$118.31

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Blackwood - African
BLAF1217
0.88"
x 3" x
22.75"
Cracks. Grain deterioration. Skip planed. Defect in end resulting in thickness of 0.69”.

$45.33

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BLAF1204_1
Blackwood - African
BLAF1204
0.63"
x 5.25" x
19.75"
Edge defects,Surface defects,Cracks,bark inclusions

$65.88

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Turning Squares - Blackwood - African
TURNBLAF1001
Our African Blackwood turning blanks come in range of sizes and are excellent quality lumber. The sizes are all rough-guides, but are basically accurate. If you have very strict size criteria, please just drop us an email to confirm they will meet your expectations. The photographs are representative of the stock you will receive.

$12.00 – $44.00

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Bell blanks - African Blackwood
BLAF_BELLSB_EA
3.25"
x 3.25" x
5"
African Blackwood clarinet bell blanks. These Bell blanks were rejected by the musical instrument trade for having small defects. They are still amazing for turning and other specialty items. Height = 5″, Base diameter = +- 3.25″, Top diameter = +-1.5″ We have them in 2 shapes (shown in the photos) Unless you call in to […]

$14.00

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Bagpipe Set - African Blackwood
BAGPBLAF1001
10"
x 10" x
15"
African Blackwood Bagpipe Set – Instrument Grade. 14 Pieces (metric mm / +- imperial inches): 1 of 54 x 54 x 305 / 2 x 2 x 12 2 of 51 x 51 x 205 / 2 x 2 x 8 1 of 38 x 38 x 385 / 1.5 x 1.5 x 15 1 […]

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