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It lends its name to the craft itself: cabinetmaking. Native to equatorial Africa, ebony takes between 60 and 200 years to reach maturity, a rarity that explains both its scarcity and its value. With a density exceeding 1,000 kg/m³, it is one of the few woods that sinks in water. That mass is precisely what gives it its dense strike and direct energy transfer. Its absolute black color is not a stain or finish — it is the wood in its pure, natural form.
