An elderly widow client recently presented me with several chunks of brown ebony that her husband had picked up on vacation in central america a number of years ago. It’s all about 1/2″ thick & the largest is about 8×20″. I had thought as a token of my appreciation to make for each of her grandchildren a small box of birdseye maple with an inlay of the ebony in the top. The thought of a saw kerf thicker then the piece I’m saving is bad enough but is there anything else I should know before I start cutting? I’m not used to working with material this dear.
Paul
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Hi, I do not mean to post in the wrong place, but I would hold on cutting it. If you need a small piece, you should start w/ a small piece. I recently purchased a great deal of very old Magasar Ebony, all squared up, blocks, typically about 2.75 x 5 x 3/4 all square and smooth as glass, also pieces about 1.5 x1.5 x2" all awesome color and quality, no splits ect. I wil be posting for sale soon. my point is, save the big piece for a big project as big ebony is difficult to get . hope this helps, Dave
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