Description
Color/Appearance: Heartwood is a light brown or cream color with dark blackish brown streaks vaguely resembling a zebra’s stripes. Depending on whether the wood is flatsawn or quartersawn, the stripes can be either chaotic and wavy (flatsawn), or somewhat uniform (quartersawn).
Workability: The wood saws well, but can be very difficult to plane or surface due to the prevalence of interlocking grain. Tearout is common. Zebrawood glues and finishes well, though a transparent pore filler may be necessary for the large open pores which occur on both dark and light surfaces.
Common Uses: Zebrawood is frequently quartersawn and used as veneer. Other uses include: tool handles, furniture, boatbuilding, and skis.
- Origin of Wood Type Africa
- Avg. Weight Per BF 3.9 lb / bf
- Rarity / Availability Readily Available
- Typical Avg. Width 4″ to 12″
- Typical Avg. Length 8′ to 12′
- Wood Uses Fine Furniture, Cabinetry, Architectural Millwork, Guitar Building / Instrument Making, Wood Turning, Automotive / Aircraft Interior, Inlaying, Box Making, and other uses
- Lumber Grades Quartersawn (FAS)
Ready to order? Please indicate your board length and width in the comments section of your order information. If you have questions, please email DCW Hardwoods & Slabs for pre-order assistance.
Ready to order? Please indicate your board length and width in the comments section of your order information. If you have questions, please email DCW Hardwoods & Slabs for pre-order assistance.
