Griffin Exotic Wood
 
 

Moon Ebony
(diospyros mun)

(Also sold as Mun Ebony)

Our Moon Ebony comes from Laos, where it is found as fallen trees on the forest floor.  These trees are estimated to have fallen 100 years ago or more.  The color has variegated greens as the picture above suggests, and patterns can be close together stripes or seperated irregular black stripes bisecting green areas.  The sapwood sometimes mixes in the heartwood in an irregular way for a nice effect.  It must be dried carefully if in pieces thicker than 1" to avoid checks which tend to form on the black lines.  The pieces we sell are air dried up to the 1" sizes and partially air dried in sizes above 1".  This is a wonderful turning wood and dries very nicely when turned partially (or completely if you plan to turn the walls very thin) and then allowed to dry in a paper bag.  Some people just turn it thin and finish it immediately with good results.  It can also be dried in strips under pressure and used for inlay. 

Grading system:  gg = gallery grade, top quality pieces with little or no sapwood and nice grain. No defects.
                       gg- =  excellent quality piece with very nice grain and not more than 25% sapwood.  No defects.
                       tg  =  turning grade wood with up to 50% sapwood  (sometimes a plus), and possible tiny (hairline) checks in a few places.




































































 
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Lower prices! on many top quality (gg) pieces below.  These are really nice!


Mun Ebony pen blank  gg
Price: $3.50
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Mun Ebony 1 x 1 x 12  gg
Price: $5.80
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Mun Ebony 1.5 x 1.5 x 12 gg
Price: $6.50
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Mun Ebony 2 x 2 x 12 
Price: $11.50
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Other pieces too small in quantity to list above: 
(Note that these pieces can only be ordered through phone or email, not the website)

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