Overview
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!
Lumber Details:
- 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.
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Why did you choose this?
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The beauty of the wood grain.
Gary J F
on Jun 25, 2017
cutting board
nicholas r
on Apr 10, 2017
The beauty of the wood grain.
Gary J F
on Jun 25, 2017
Looks cool
Carole St Laurent G
on May 13, 2017
Looks cool
Carole St Laurent G
on May 13, 2017
Mandolin top
Joshua A
on Apr 3, 2017
Im in love zebra wood but I have never worked with wood. What wood is best for making a good sturdy shelf, wide enough for me to store my comforters on top and strong enough to hold the weight?
BEST ANSWER: Zebra wood is definitely strong enough and beautiful also. It is somewhat open grained and will need to be sanded and finish applied to prevent splinters. If the shelves are for display this would be a great choice, in a closet I would suggest using Poplar instead.
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- vernon b on Apr 24, 2017
- Purchased on May 8, 2015
Reviews
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Zebrawood as advertised.
I bought this as a test to see the quality of the wood before purchasing a large quantity. The description is accurate. It is S4S with dimensions right on the money. It is reasonably dry and ready to work. The grain and colors in the picture is spot on. The board was straight with no cupping, warp or knots. If you are looking for a ready to use board with little work this is it.
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A fine piece of wood
Very pleased with wood.
It was just as shown in the picture.
Very fast shipping.
Would buy from your company again.
Would recommend your company to others.
It was just as shown in the picture.
Very fast shipping.
Would buy from your company again.
Would recommend your company to others.
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They're a bunch of whiners
Is very great wood!very impressive grain just because some boards were warped and bent during shipping doesn't mean it's bad , it just means you get it replaced
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November 27, 2013
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beautiful chess board
I used this along with wenge for a chess board. It's still a work in progress, but so far it has turned out beautiful!
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Beautiful grain, looks good on cutting boards.
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The 3/4" thick zebrawood from Rockler was overall excellent quality and just what I needed to complete my project.
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Received 5"X12" piece that had flaws but was replaced. Otherwise very pleased with the way the wood .
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March 13, 2016
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Zebrawood by the 3/4" thickness
Be mindful of what projects are done using zebrawood due to the odor when the wood is wet. The wood is nice and hard for projects like Cutting boards, but it does have a strong odor when the boards are washed with water. Make sure to choose the right direction when feeding the plank into the planer because planer tear out is common with Zebrawood. The router shapes the edges beautifully like butter. The grain finishes with a gorgeous almost holographic look to it.
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Zebra Wood
I was disappointed in this order. The boards were so badly warped that I can only use small pieces at a time for smaller projects. At $31 per 2ft board that is an expensive mistake.
Gary
Gary
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Zebrawood is pretty but it was warped and warped but l made small pieces of it.
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