Zebrano and Chrome Twist Pen
ZEBRANO - Microberlinia
The wood is imported from central Africa (Gabon, Cameroon and Congo). The heartwood is pale golden yellow, distant from the very pale colour of the sapwood and features narrow streaks of dark brown to black. Zebrano can also be a pale brown with regular or irregular marks of dark brown in varying widths. It is almost always quartersawn to get the exciting alternating colour pattern.
It is a heavy, hard wood with a coarse texture, often with an interlocked or wavy grain. The interlocked grain of this wood, like many tropical woods, can make it difficult to work. It is a decorative exotic wood, used for veneer, wall panelling, custom furniture, furniture trim and turnery. It is also sometimes seen as stocks of shotguns and rifles or in exotic guitars. Because of its hardness it can also be used for tool handles and skis.
The tree is tall and straight, growing up to 40m in height with a diameter of up to 1m. The flower has white petals and the tree produced pods.
Pen #690 was turned on 10th November 2016 at Penkridge on the Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal.
It is a heavy, hard wood with a coarse texture, often with an interlocked or wavy grain. The interlocked grain of this wood, like many tropical woods, can make it difficult to work. It is a decorative exotic wood, used for veneer, wall panelling, custom furniture, furniture trim and turnery. It is also sometimes seen as stocks of shotguns and rifles or in exotic guitars. Because of its hardness it can also be used for tool handles and skis.
The tree is tall and straight, growing up to 40m in height with a diameter of up to 1m. The flower has white petals and the tree produced pods.
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