See more ideas about wood species, exotic woods, lumber. Glossary annular lines also called growth rings or grain, the lines in wood that correspond to one year of growth. It is heavily buttressed at the base with clear boles for much of its length. When wood is used as the top of an acoustic instrument, it can be described using plate theory and plate vibrations. I had recently checked out some wood identification books at the library, and i. Limba wood exotic wood is relatively soft and easy to work. Limbas connection to the music world goes back a long way, says ed roman, head of ed roman guitars in las vegas, nv. So its a fair statement to make that korina wood gibsons are also some of gibsons most valuable guitars. Visit our dedicated slab site to pick your individual slab. Black limba is a tall tree, achieving heights of 60 meters in its native range of tropical west africa.
Its also commonly used as a mahogany substitute in the furniture industryso my. The third limba, which is the somewhat more rare heartwood, has varying degrees of irregular black streaking,that can create some beautiful patterns. Sapwood is a pale greyish to yellowish brown, not clearly demarcated from the heartwood. The wood is either quite light and known as white limba or contains dark stripes in which case it is known as black limba. White limbais the same lightweight, extraordinarily decorative, and nice to work wood. The wood is easy to dry and shrinkage is reported to be rather low. Korina is legendary as a tone wood, it is not overly expensive but it is rare. Yes its a crime novel but there is so much more to it. Denser woods, for example hard maple, often used for necks, are stronger but not as loud r 6 vs. Black limba has wonderful tonal properties and is suitable for both solidbody guitars and acoustic guitars.
Black limba lumber exotic wood black limba exotic lumber is separated for color and sold as white without black streaks or black with black streaks. Either there have been craftoriented books filled with pretty pictures, but. We have over 250 species of woods and more than 9,000 handcurated selections offering hobbiests, craftworkers and designers countless options to match any project or style. The companies are divided into suppliers for limba beams, limba logs, limba plywoods, limba poles, limba sheets and more. Limba terminalia superba, also referred to as afara, is widely distributed from sierra leone to angola and zaire in the rainforest and savanna forest. For some reason i think it might haved reffered to the color. Some confusion has arisen regarding the difference between white afara limba and black afara. Im working my way alphabetically by botanical name, so check out the latest added wood to see where im at in the queue. The heartwood will sometimes have nearly black markings that produced an attractive figure. Idigbo the wood database lumber identification hardwood. The black heartwood rarely exceeds 30% of the diameter of the tree. White limbaas used by gibson and hamerhas a light appearance in its natural state, and black limba has a more pronounced grain.
Oct 27, 2010 black limba is a tall tree, achieving heights of 60 meters in its native range of tropical west africa. Wood database and searchable library woodworkers source. Limba the wood database lumber identification hardwood. Black limba 2 piece guitar neck set terminalia superba beautifully variegated and colored, black limba is easy to work and finish. Black limba click on an item photo for the net sizes description. The loudest wood tops, such as sitka spruce, are lightweight and stiff, while maintaining the necessary strength. The woodworkers resource for practical information and research for all things wood.
The streaks in the grain are a prime example of the beauty of mother nature. Black limba sanded black limba sealed white limba sanded white limba sealed. Terminalia superba, the superb terminalia, limba, or afara uk, korina us, frake africa, african limba wood, ofram ghana, is a large tree in the family combretaceae, native to tropical western africa it grows up to 60 m tall, with a domed or flat crown, and a trunk typically clear of branches for much of its height, buttressed at the base. Zebrawood has a janka rating of 1575 and a specific gravity around 0. Black limba is a softer wood, about like alder, and it is a very porous wood. Wood database and searchable library lumber for woodworking thats packed professionally, shipped right to your door, and guaranteed 100%. The wood is generally straight grained and of uniform but coarse texture. Black limba the wood database beautiful wood, wood species. Wood with such darker figuring is referred to as black limba, while plain unfigured wood is called white limba. The butt of the limba tree is characteristically buttressed, the buttresses being in the form.
But, much of the korinalimba i see more recently such as black limbawhite limba like on the thorns, et. Natural resources conservation service plants database. Indian laurel terminalia elliptica indian silver greywood terminalia bialata limba terminalia superba. Eric meier, who ownsruns the wood database web site has now published a really good wood book, called wood. The first 47 pages are a wellwritten education about wood, covering basics of wood structure, comprehensive details about wood anatomy, ways to identify a type of wood even a list of woods that fluoresce, sustainability status of the trees, and a chapter on understanding moisture in wood. It is most often straight grained, but occasionally wavygrained korina will produce a beautiful figure. Table tennis blade wood types limba terminalia superba superb terminalia or limba, afara uk, korina us is a large tree in the family combretaceae, native to tropical western africa. I bought this book because of eric meiers great wood database website. Zebrawood has a coarse texture with an interlocked or wavy grain. White limba click on an item photo for the net sizes description. However, other woods in the swartzia genus have been reported to cause skin.
In the united states, limba is often called korina, a ed name used originally for limba plywood, according to the book wood. Jun 28, 2012 black wood is one book that ive been looking forward to reading for most of last year. However, other woods in the swartzia genus have been reported to cause skin and respiratory irritation. Nov 03, 2015 everything thats made the wood database website. A special thanks to steve earis for providing the veneer sample of this wood species white limba. Black limba solid body guitar blank terminalia superba beautifully variegated and colored, black limba is easy to work and finish. Black limba the wood database wood types, bungalow renovation, woodworking. It grows to 60 m tall, with a domed or flat crown, and a trunk typically clear of branches for much of its height, buttressed at the base. Korina is the holy grail of woods for guitars and has been since gibson. Identifying and using hundreds of woods worldwide by eric meier 20151010 by the wood database. Black wood is one book that ive been looking forward to reading for most of last year. The first 47 pages are a wellwritten education about wood, covering basics of wood structure, comprehensive details about wood anatomy, ways to identify a type of wood even a list of woods that fluoresce.
Aug 14, 2011 limba s connection to the music world goes back a long way, says ed roman, head of ed roman guitars in las vegas, nv. This portal is an active b2b website for all wood suppliers and their products like wood. Patrick naarin noted the differences between limba and idigbo in the book, a second collection of wood specimens, 100 reproductions in color. Black wood of grapevine, a bacterial disease this disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title blackwood.
A handbook, published by the usda forest products lab. It grows to 60 m tall, with a domed or flat crown, and a trunk typically clear of. Black limba korina heartwood is a light yellowish to golden brown, sometimes with grey to nearly black streaks and veins. Im seeing the grinch who stole christmas top center. Some wood may show a pinkish cast or pink streaks, but these eventually disappear on exposure to air. Magickal properties of wood from project fey for pagans. The light color of the wood is considered an important asset for the manufacture of blond furniture. This wood is found in the equatorial forests of west africa. That wood appeared to be very straight grained and somewhat amber in color when finished, while much of the wood today has much more figuring, color.
View the various types of lumber and finishes we have in stock at thatoldthing to complete your dream furniture piece for. The wood is either a light white limba or korina or with dark stripes black limba hardwood. Limba is a very large tropical tree native to western africa. The color has varying degrees of brown to black with a tinge of orange streaking. West and central africa, tropical rain forest along the coast from guinea to angola.
Lumber types and wood finished thatoldthing handcrafted. Alongside maple, mahogany is a classic ingredient in both slab and multiwood or laminated bodies, and is a common neck wood, too. I believe that the most interesting use for black limba is in its use in tabletop tennis paddles. The wood of the black ash group is lighter in weight. Instead of sporadic black lines throughout, white limba is a uniform color devoid of black. Black limba is about the same as mahogany in weight, hardness and texture. This timber has distinctive light and dark stripes hence the name zebrawood. The wood machines easily, but because of the presence of silica, the wood severely dulls the cutting edges of ordinary tools and is very hard on saws. If or more of the diameter shows as this dark heart, the wood is marketed as black limba. Sold as normal limba if the dark wood is less than 15% of the diameter concerned.
Queenwood the wood database lumber identification hardwood. Freshly sawn heartwood is pale yellow or yellowish brown and darkens on exposure to air. In this section you can find 49 limba wood suppliers registered on our portal. It grows up to 60 m tall, with a domed or flat crown, and a trunk typically clear of branches for much of its height, buttressed at the base. Ncsu inside wood project reproduction of the american woods. See more ideas about wood species, hardwood and wood. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. For tonewood used for musical instrument tops and soundboards, close annular lines are one of the indicators of strength and good musical qualities such as better projection and greater clarity. Terminalia superba, the superb terminalia, limba, or afara uk, korina us, frake africa, african limba wood. Jo and claire had a traumatic experience in their childhood that left claire paralysed and jo struggling to cope with the memories. There is no such thing as a white or black limba tree. Black limba terminalia superba is a large tree native to tropical western africa. Black limba is a close, straight grained timber, sometimes with interlocked or wavy grain producing excellent figure, with a moderately coarse but even.
Similar in tone to brazilian mahogany, with slightly more mids. Box elder the wood database lumber identification hardwoods. The wood weighs between 544 and 752 kgm3 34 and 47 lbft3 at 12% moisture content and about 945 kgm3 59 lbft3 when green. Limba is not resistant to decay, insects, or termites. Wenge is a very hard, dense wood and when working with it it always gives me slivers. Heartwood is a light yellowish to golden brown, sometimes with grey to nearly black streaks and veins. American holly ironwood, black jicarillo kingwood koa korina. The base color is pale yellow and the streaks vary in shade from a greyish brown to black. The book is every bit as good a reference as i expected. We have the largest selection of rare hardwoods from around the world. Black limba limba, is available in either black, or white, this example being black. Amazons choice recommends highly rated, wellpriced products available to ship immediately. Im slowly grinding my way through roughly 800 wood species that have still yet to be listed on the site. Identifying and using hundreds of woods worldwide by.
It is heavily buttressed at the base with clear boles for. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options. Black limba is the heart wood and the white limba is the sap wood from the same tree. Primary uses the major volume of mersawa will probably be used as plywood because conversion in this form presents considerably less difficulty than does the production of lumber. Limba is most often seen as a pale yellow to strawcolored wood, but its heartwood may have streaks that are grey to black. Terminalia superba superb terminalia or limba, afara uk, korina us is a large tree in the family combretaceae, native to tropical western africa. Terminalia superba, the superb terminalia, limba, or afara uk, korina us, frake africa, african limba wood, ofram ghana, is a large tree in the family combretaceae, native to tropical western africa. Hough us forest products laboratory, characteristics and availability of commercially important wood from the wood handbook pdf 916k. This wood goes by a number of names, and historically has been called afara or korina, in addition to its nowprevalent moniker limba. I hope to have freshly printed books back in stock in early june. The texture is moderately coarse with a grain that. Its also commonly used as a mahogany substitute in the furniture industryso my brother tells me. Let me know if youve got something interesting that youd like to donate to the site.
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