Zebrawood by the Piece

The distinctive striped appearance of Zebrawood has made it a favorite for decorative inlays and veneers. The color ranges from golden-yellow to a peanut butter tone with chocolate veins running through it. The wood is hard, dense and extremely tough. These thin boards are machined S4S to 1/8" and 1/4" thicknesses, eliminating wear and tear on your planer. You won’t have to worry about tearout, which is difficult to prevent when planing thin stock. Thin boards are ideal for edging, veneering, inlay, marquetry, sides for decorative boxes, bending stock, bent laminations and whatever else your imagination can dream up!

Native to: West Africa, especially Gabon and Cameroon. Tree Data: 48" to 60" diameter trunk. The trees generally have very thick bark. Sapwood: Pale yellow. Heartwood: Light golden-yellow or pale yellow-brown, with narrow streaks of dark brown to almost black, giving a striped appearance. Grain: Generally interlocked or wavy, yielding a ribbon figure. Texture: Medium to coarse. Luster: High luster. Resin: Occasional resin pockets. Movement: Dimensionally stable. Retains its shape well after machining. Veneering Qualities: Zebrawood is used extensively in veneers for cross banding and inlays. Bundles of veneer should be stabilized with weights to prevent buckling. Working characteristics: Responds well to hand and machine tools. Quite easy to saw, but due to interlocking grain, planing is very difficult, often resulting in tearout. Polishing: Good polishing and finishing qualities. Strength: Compressive strength parallel to the grain is high. The wood is hard, very heavy, and very dense. It is tough, with good impact resistance.

Customer Reviews and Photos for: Zebrawood by the Piece Average Rating: 3.3 (6 customer reviews) Add your review...

1) Submitted by Joel Spring, from Charlottesville, VA on 4/25/2011 Customer Rating: Very nice wood! Great accent for the decorative box I am working on.

2) Submitted by Gene, from Oreana, IL on 1/22/2011 Customer Rating: Great piece. Just what I wanted.

3) Submitted by James Helble , from Victoria, TX on 6/7/2008 Customer Rating: Good wood,will be used as accent pieces on drawer pulls.

4) Submitted by Paul Shelp, from Davenport, FL on 5/19/2008 Customer Rating: Nice grain very different works very well for my Bangles Black Walnut center with Zebra wood outside (click to see full-size picture in new window)

5) Submitted by Patrick Hannigan, from Coventry, RI on 2/25/2011 Customer Rating: First round they sent me 3-pieces were severly bent and warpped......completely unusable. The second round they sent me were much better, not curved or bent. However they were not cut square. I needed them to be completely square.

6) Submitted by Carl Johnson, from Sturgeon lake, MN on 3/2/2008 Customer Rating: Nice clear wood with real beautiful grain, was a bit bowed from end to end on both pieces I ordered. Will buy it again great shipping packaged very good it had scrap wood in the box with it to keep it from getting broke. Use this in my high quality knife handles.