Zebrawood Veneer — A Statement in Nature's Contrast
Rosebud Veneer offers Zebrawood Veneer Samples in Crestwood, Kentucky. Contact us for details.
Uses: Zebrawood is frequently quartersawn and used as veneer. Other uses include: tool handles, furniture, boatbuilding, and skis.
Sources: West Africa
Category: exotic
Meta Title: Zebrawood Wood Veneer | Rosebud Veneer
Sheet Size: Call for Available Sizes
Other Names: Zebrano
Workability: The wood saws well, but can be very difficult to plane or surface due to the prevalence of interlocking grain. Tearout is common. Zebrawood glues and finishes well, though a transparent pore filler may be necessary for the large open pores which occur on both dark and light surfaces.
Availability: Zebrawood tends to be fairly expensive, though usually not as prohibitively expensive as other exotics such as Ebony or Rosewood.
Grain Texture: Has a fairly coarse texture and open pores. Grain is usually wavy or interlocked.
Characteristics: Heartwood is a light brown or cream color with dark blackish brown streaks vaguely resembling a zebra's stripes. Depending on whether the wood is flatsawn or quartersawn, the stripes can be either chaotic and wavy (flatsawn), or somewhat uniform (quartersawn).
Scientific Name: Microberlinia brazzavillensis
Price Description: Cream background with Dark brown stripes
Price Raw Wood Veneer: 3.25
Price Two Ply Wood Veneer: 7.5