African Blackwood Woodturning or Carving Spindle Blanks


If you've not worked with African Blackwood, you should try this remarkable timber.  Suitable for fine detail wood turning and carving work.  Extremely heavy, dense and often completely black, with little or no discernible grain.  Considered to be among the hardest and most dense woods in the world.  
 
Available in pack sizes of 2 or 5kg (including packaging) of mixed lengths ranging from 50 to 200mm (2 - 8") long and in four section size ranges:
 
  • 20 - 30mm square (3/4 - 1  1/4")
  • 31 - 40mm square (1 1/4 - 1 1/2")
  • 41 - 50mm square (1 1/2 - 2")
  • 51 - 60mm (2 - 2 1/4")
 
  • Wax sealed ends - stable & ready to store if required
  • Fully seasoned/Air dried - less stressed than kiln dried & easier to turn
  • Carefully selected - always good quality
 
Blanks will be supplied rough sawn - the blanks in the pictures have been sanded to show the grain and colour.  Pictures show a representative sample and the blanks are all similar.
 
FREE UK Mainland delivery 
 
English Woods has recently procured this African Blackwood as Part of a consignment of 'old stock' East African Hardwoods bought, from within the UK, from a retired importer.


Quick delivery


We offer a speedy delivery service & always dispatch orders within 1 working day.  If it's paid for before breakfast, it could well get dispatched that same morning!


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About us

We've been involved with sawing and selling English hardwood for over 25 years and trading on eBay since 2010. We're based in Devon and our timber is sourced locally whenever possible. We will always go the extra mile to provide great customer service and we're really pleased with our overwhelmingly positive feedback.


Our stock

We always have a good stock of interesting timber (mostly English grown) so if you're looking for something specific, a particular turning blank or character board, send us an email and we'll do our best to help. You can also use our eBay shop categories to help you find what you're looking for.


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Please see our other items for more of the same and other interesting timber and turning blanks.