{"id":2442,"date":"2019-01-29T04:00:17","date_gmt":"2019-01-29T09:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.woodturningpens.com\/?p=2442"},"modified":"2019-01-31T22:08:46","modified_gmt":"2019-02-01T03:08:46","slug":"ebiara","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.woodturningpens.com\/ebiara\/","title":{"rendered":"Ebiara"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
The wood known to woodworkers as Ebiara (may also be known as: Berlinia, Poculi, and\/or Red Zebrawood) is botanically known as Berlinia spp<\/em>. There is no species designated because while there are up to eighteen known species, four of them may be harvested and sold as Ebiara. For sake of compulsive completeness, these four possible species are: B. auriculata, B. bracteosa, B. confusa, and B. grandiflora<\/em>. Some of the other 18 species are endangered and not legally sold commercially.<\/p>\n Berlinia spp<\/em>. is native to the tropical forests of western Africa. Berlinia spp.<\/em> occurs most commonly in the following countries: Ivory Coast, Nigeria, Cameroon, and Gabon.<\/p>\n For the sake of simplicity, I will refer to Berlinia spp. <\/em>from this point forward simply as Ebiara.<\/p>\n The heartwood of Ebiara ranges between a golden yellow brown to a deep reddish brown. There are frequently darker black streaks and stripes. These stripes, against a reddish background give rise to the common name Red Zebrawood.<\/p>\n As is often the case with tropical hardwoods, the pale sapwood of Ebiara is clearly demarcated from the heartwood.<\/p>\n The grain of Ebiara is often interlocked but it can be straight as well. Ebiara has a fairly coarse texture.<\/p>\n Ebiara is reported to have a good natural luster although my experience has been the opposite.<\/p>\n The endgrain of Ebiara is reported to be diffuse and porous with large to VERY LARGE pores in no specific arrangement.<\/p>\nGeneral Characteristics:<\/strong><\/h2>\n