Diospyros Mun of the family Ebenaceae, the ebony family
This South East Asian wood, also known as Vietnamese ebony, is very strong, hard, and dense with irregular grain and fine texture. The color is dark green to black striping on a tan background. It is an excellent turning wood and finishes to a high natural polish due to the density.
my samples: NOTE: these pics were all taken in very bright incandescent lighting ("soft white" at 2700K) colors will vary under other lighting conditions
both sides of a sample plank of mun ebony / Diospyros spp. --- HUGE enlargements are present. This sample was loaned to me by David Clark whom I thank for this and other contributions to the site. The slight difference in color between the two sides is due to the fact that the labeled side is raw and the unlabeled side is sanded down to 400 grit and has a glass-like finish.
end grain and end grain closeup of the piece directly above
both sides of a thin sample plank of mun ebony / Diospyros mun --- HUGE enlargements are present. This sample was loaned to me by David Clark whom I thank for this and other contributions to the site.
end grain of the piece directly above
both sides of a sample plank. The first side was sanded to 320 grit, the second to 100 grit --- HUGE enlargements are present
end grain and end grain closeup of the piece directly above
END GRAIN UPDATE from directly above (I see I got it upside down)
a one-inch square face grain closeup of the piece directly above, taken from the face that was sanded to 320 grit
The following pieces were all contributed to the site by Mike Stafford whom I thank for these and other contributions.
a couple of small pieces, the end grain of one and an end grain closeup of the same one
