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"I have never found any rosewood as hard as ebony,and I have 1000 # of Brazilian rosewood."

I ve heard heard you can paint strong tea on woods that don t have enough tannin in them, and then use the vinegar solution, but I have not tried that myself. During their confrontation with the Cultists, Mae and her friends learn that after the mines deposits were exhausted, many people in Possum Springs left the town in search of work elsewhere, causing the local economy to suffer.

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Thread: black wood for carving

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I've been commissioned to do a bas relief carving, a third of a series (done the other two, he likes them and wants a third.) He wants this one in black, black, black wood. Cost not important.

I know that ebony, besides being harder to get these days in true black wood, is difficult to carve, being splintery and just plain tough.

I suggested simply dying a finished basswood carving, but my patron is clear that he wants it to be a deep and rich black that is part of the wood and not dyed. I think he'd be okay with a dark brown wood that is augmented with black dye.

I would appreciate any suggestions on getting a very dark and black wood that is carveable.

thanks in advance,
Carlos

Carlos,
I saw some african blackwood planks on Gilmerwood dot com recently. Don't know how it carves though.

Carlos - As someone that's carved ebony and various rosewoods, I can tell you what not to try - African blackwood is so hard that it will generally break any steel tool other than a file or a power carbide bit.

Most rosewood is similarly incredibly difficult to carve (African Blackwood's technically a rosewood).

You can carve ebony, and you can get big blocks of it from Tropical Latin American Hardwoods in San Diego. Prepare your customer for a shock - ebony is one of the most expensive hardwoods by species in the world.

However, what I'd say about ebony carving is that it will be a long, very laborious process. It's not as hard as glass (that would be the rosewoods), but it is about as hard as concrete.

So, for alternatives you mentioned dark brown woods augumented with a black stain. The first woods that come to mind that are far easier to carve than the above are walnut and mahogany. Mahogany will continue to darken upon light exposure, while walnut will fade somewhat.

If you want a truly black wood, you might try to see if you can find some English Bog Oak. I've seen this carved before, though I've not personally used it. Ian Norbury (quite a famous carver) incorporates it into many of his carvings.

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