Thread: Sydney wood show- display drawer wood ID

I think the lighter timber is huon pine?

I saw it, but didn't look at the description.
My guess is ebony

Yeah I remember asking the guy as I thought it was ebony too. But I really can't remember what he said. I think the lighter timber is infact silver ash.

Not sure, could be Western Qld Rosewood, Gidgee or Queen Ebony

Speaking of queen ebony- I purchased some from the show. I was speaking to the guy and I asked how to get a even darker look. He said mix vinegar with steel wool and leave it for a week or two. Then apply it to the ebony and it will give an almost black appearance. Any one know if it's just ordinary white vinegar? Or brown vinegar... Or doesn't matter? Andy

Could be wenge.
I'm amazed that he didnt clean up the glue squeezeout first.
cheers
Arron

Originally Posted by groeneaj

Speaking of queen ebony- I purchased some from the show. I was speaking to the guy and I asked how to get a even darker look. He said mix vinegar with steel wool and leave it for a week or two. Then apply it to the ebony and it will give an almost black appearance. Any one know if it's just ordinary white vinegar? Or brown vinegar... Or doesn't matter? Andy

I doubt it matters but this article says white vinegar

Popular Woodworking - Ebonizing Wood

I love the chairs. Its one of the few times I've seen things actually look better after ebonizing.

cheers
Arron

Thanks for that link !

Originally Posted by groeneaj

He said mix vinegar with steel wool and leave it for a week or two. Then apply it to the ebony and it will give an almost black appearance. Any one know if it's just ordinary white vinegar? Or brown vinegar... Or doesn't matter? Andy

I got similar information from Australian Wood Review mag and tried it on a lamp that I was making. Take a look at this thread.
https://www.woodworkforums.com/f40/wip-lamp-two-104582/

Hi Arron
I don't think there's enough striping for it to be wenge
This picture is what I understand wenge looks like

Sometimes wenge looks like that but usually the long-grain is much closer together and the black predominates over the brown. In fact its often used as a substitute for ebony and was called 'poor mans ebony'.

The black stripes on the doors of this sideboard are wenge - not stained or anything -just varnished.
Flickr Photo Download: Sideboard

However I really cant tell what the cabinet is. I just assumed wenge when I figured how much it would cost to purchase that much ebony - especially for a high school kid.

Arron

You can get Queen Ebony a LOT cheaper than Wenge

Thats interesting. What do you pay for queen ebony ?

Arron

I got a piece about 60 x90 x 500 for $34 I thought it was goog value .

Cheers Tony