An exotic hardwood from west Africa. Black Limba is a light colored wood with dark streaks running through the wood giving it a beautiful variegated appearance. Unlike most exotic hardwoods that are dense and difficult to work, Black Limba is easy to work with even for the beginner woodworker. Black Limba is also renown for it's acoustic properties and some of the most valuable guitars in the world are made with Limba wood.
| Thickness (height) | Width | Length | Weight |
| 1.8125 inches | 8 inches | 24 inches | 6.23935 lbs. |
Surfacing: Planed smooth on two sides. Not sanded.
When lumber is cut at a lumber mill, the thickness is traditionally measured in quarters of an inch. For example, 4/4 equates to 1 inch and 8/4 equates to 2 inches thick.
When you order BlackLimba lumber from us, it is surfaced on both sides (S2S), resulting in a loss of about 3/16 of an inch in thickness.
4/4 lumber will come surfaced to 13/16" thick, and 8/4 to 1 & 13/16".
After sanding or shaping, you should be left with about 3/4" workable material.
Looking for thinner material? See Project Ready wood.
S4S means the lumber will be surfaced on four sides—it is planed smooth on the top and bottom face with both edges trimmed straight and to size.
All S4S and S2S lumber is planed but not sanded. It will need sanding before a finish can be applied.
Looking for sanded, ready-to-go wood? See Project Ready wood.
All our Lumber is Select and Better (Sel&Btr) grade unless otherwise specified. Select and Better is the highest grade available.
Most pieces will be 83% to completely clear. Small peices are usually completely clear, while larger pieces might have small defects or a few sound knots.
More species at 1 13/16" x 8" x 24"
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