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  1. 5th May 2018, 07:41 PM #1
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    A few years (could be four or five) ago I purchased some Ebony at a Sydney TWWS. For the life of me I cannot remember what species it is.

    Stuck in my tiny brain is the memory that the full name had to do with a Pacific Island, but I'm not sure. The bloke had a fair bit of it. I bought box making, pepper grinder and pen blanks and I big chunk about 4 inches square and a foot long.

    Anyone have any ideas what the species may be?

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  3. 5th May 2018, 08:01 PM #2
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    Solomon Island Ebony, That's my best bet.
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    Macasser Ebony?? Lots of black with some tan patches.

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    Solomon Island Ebony is the same thing as Queen Ebony I think - I have some too, also purchased at a TWWW show years ago. There has been at least one guy selling this at just about every show for years now.

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    Can have quite a lot of pure black in it, but nowhere near as uniformly black as true (i.e. Gabon) ebony.
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    Solomon Island is what it is, I wasn't sure until I read your comment about Queen Ebony Mr Brush.

    Thanks for the respones. I couldn't think of it to save my life. Cheers.
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    Yes I bought some too and he was calling it Queen Ebony.
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    Queen Ebony is what I purchased according to the bloke I got it off at the Sydney show years back. Had all good intentions of making something nice but 5 or 6 years down the track now the boys sit in my shed on a Friday afternoon with a cold beer and crack macadamias on it. Has dented yet.
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