What's the difference between big zebra wood and small zebra wood?

1. Zebra belongs to Leguminosae, mainly distributed in Nigeria, Cô te d 'Ivoire, Gabon, Cameroon, Tanzania and Rhodesia.

2. Zebra is a big tree, mainly distributed in equatorial West Africa and often imported from Cameroon and Gabon.

Second, the characteristics are different.

1, zebra bark is gray, bark cracks, stripes fall off, and endothelium is reddish brown; Wood is light peach brown and light yellow brown; Narrow spacing, regular dark brown stripes; Staggered wood, thick wood reinforcement; It has the characteristics of large drying shrinkage and good processability, but the wood is easy to rot and its color will fade after being left for a long time.

2. Small zebra wood has luster, straight texture and fine and uniform structure; Wood is hard, high strength, easy to process, and planed flat; Paint, adhesive, good nail treatment performance, slightly slow drying, less defects.

Third, the application direction is different.

1, zebra wood is suitable for flat cutting veneer-musical instrument structure, wallboard, furniture, floor, plate, musical instrument structure, etc.

2. Small zebra wood is mainly used for planing veneer, decorative veneer, plywood, high-grade furniture, floor, shipbuilding, chemical barrels, sculpture, agricultural tools, etc.

Extended data

The advantage of zebra wood lies in its natural and wonderful texture:

1. In the natural wood color of ebony, the curves of gold and black are vivid, eye-catching and very smooth. Any section can clearly show the beauty of wood grain. Moreover, ebony is cheap in raw materials, hard in wood and difficult to process, so every ebony product is full of rich natural flavor.

2. The maximum height of ebony is 130cm, and its growing environment is special. It grows in the hilly area with an average altitude of 1600 meters. The surface layer of soil is rich in mineral resources. The roots of a tree are deeply embedded in the mineral layer, absorbing nutrients and water, so its wood contains a metallic texture.

3, can go hand in hand with the wood grain, and the wood structure of the ebony is also excellent. Ebony, known as "the ninth kind of mahogany", is not a hollow reputation. As long as you weigh it by hand, you will find that ebony is much heavier than other wood. This kind of wood has high hardness and high density. The wood structure is similar to the chicken wing wood in mahogany, with fine pores and alternating light and dark wood grains, forming a personalized texture.

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