Mopani Turning Blanks

Mopani heartwood features a rich, reddish-brown palette, interspersed with thin, dark veins. It is a fantastic turning wood, and is highly acclaimed as a tone wood for woodwind instruments. Because of its high oil content, it is very resistant to splitting and polishes well. These turning blanks are available in an assortment of sizes for bowls, platters, carvings, bottle stoppers, chess pieces, tool handles, table legs, spindles, finials, candlesticks and whatever else your imagination can conjure up!

Due to high demand and limited supply, we cannot always guarantee that this item will be in stock. Turning Blanks come rough sawn to nominal thickness and are coated with wax. Tree: Reaches heights of up to 90' depending on availability of water. Trunks may reach 35" in diameter. In dry regions, these numbers can easily be cut in half. Native to: Southern Africa. Heartwood: Reddish brown with dark veins. Sapwood: Pale yellow. Working Characteristics: Turns well with sharp tools. Otherwise quite difficult to machine. Natural Durability: Its density and oils make it very resistant to termites. Uses: Turnery. Excellent tone wood for clarinets and other woodwind instruments. Mopani now competes heavily with African Blackwood, which is the traditional top-end choice. Strength: Extremely hard, heavy and dense. When dry, it can weigh up to 77 lb. per cubic foot.

Customer Reviews and Photos for: Mopani Turning Blanks Average Rating: 5.0 (3 customer reviews) $59.99 Add your review...

1) Submitted by Larry Clinton, from Loganville, GEORGIA on 10/19/2009 Customer Rating: Very hard and heavy wood but works very well and polishes nicely. Mopani Screwdriver Handle (click to see full-size picture in new window)

2) Submitted by Mathew Anderson on 1/28/2009 Customer Rating: Wood is fantastic! Packaging is horrible. Twice from Rockler I have recieved empty or missing wood (UPS to blame as well..) but 2 loose sticks of hardwood in a huge box = damaged and missing material. HOWEVER - Rockler Customer Service is FANTASTIC!

3) Submitted by Joe, from Kearns, UT on 10/8/2008 Customer Rating: I just turned my son a Harry Potter style wand out of Mopani and the finished product looks great. Nice solid wood, tight grain, easy to work with.