Ebony Introduction

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Ebony (EBONY) scientific name Ebony, Macassar,Latin name Disspyyosspp, scribe Ebenaceae EEbenacae, domestic called "striped ebony" Indonesian national treasure wood. Ebony grows in the mountains of stone cliffs beside the equator, Indonesia, timber extremely slow, only appeared five year round, at least five hundred years to become useful, is the singular nature of things, one of the best names in the world of rare wood, is known wood for the Emperor.

Indonesian ebony characteristics: there are the gray brown to black light stripes, air-dry density of 1.14g/cm 3, extremely dense wood structure, hardness of the wood of the first million trees, and wear, corrosion, deformation after drying, with a metallic luster, the fine polishing slightly translucent, resistant to moisture, dry water can be restored after its luster. Its quality is better than sandalwood, generally pear, rosewood comparable.      Indonesia is a valuable ebony furniture, the selection of high-grade timber decoration, carving and musical instruments. Has been entered and ivory, rhino horn ranks equally valuable, is all over the world, especially in Europe, Japan, Taiwan, the door of the aristocracy, celebrities Ascot snapped collection, is regarded as a symbol of noble status, is handed down the rare collections.

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