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Old July 19th, 2008, 08:51 PM   #88 (permalink)
Nick JD
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Originally Posted by ehawley View Post
Hi NIck...Yeah, the makassar is great looking stuff. There is so much variation between boards that you wouldn't even think it is a true ebony! But when you feel the weight!!.....like rock!
Mmmmm - my favourite fruit ever is Ebony fruit. The Black Sapote aka Chocolate Pudding Fruit. Diospyros digyna.



Macassar Ebony is D. celebica. There's a couple of Australian ebonys, but I haven't been able to track any down.

How thick are you making the fretboard? Hope those CNC bits are hard .
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