NOTE: this wood is almost always shown slathered in wax This sample was cut from the plank directly above.Įnd grain and end grain closeup of the piece directly above This sample was loaned to me by David Clark whom I thank for this and other contributions to the site. For more detail on this plank see the sample directly belowīoth sides of a sample plank of black and white ebony / Diospyros embryopteris - HUGE enlargements are present. This plank was loaned to me by David Clark whom I thank for this and other contributions to the site. NOTE: these pics were all taken in very bright incandescent lighting ('soft white' at 2700K)Ĭolors will vary under other lighting conditionsīoth sides of a long plank of pale moon ebony / Diospyros embryopteris - both levels of enlargements are present. When I started this site, I was not aware that pale moon ebony and black and white ebony were the same species, and when I combined the pages, I arbitrarily put both under pale moon, but it turns out that in the US, black and white is by far a more commonly used name. Diospyros pendula is also sometimes sold as black and white ebony. It apparently goes under the names of 'pale moon ebony', 'black and white ebony', and sometimes just 'white ebony' (although there are other woods with that common name). Pale moon ebony open main page for all woods open page 2 for articlesĬlick here for a discussion of the genus Diospyrosĭiospyros embryopteris of the family Ebenaceae, the ebony familyĪlthough this wood is sold by a handful of vendors in the USA, I have not found any information on its working properties.

Pale moon ebony fretboard blank