![]() Please see FAQ > Diamond Service for more details.Įxpress Delivery – Your order will be delivered with all duties and taxes paid within 1-3 working days, depending where you are in the world. ![]() Standard Delivery – Your order will be delivered in 2-3 working days via one of our courier partnersģ. Select London Postcodes Same Day Diamond Service Delivery – Your order will be delivered the same working day if placed before 4pm Monday-Friday. Express Delivery – Your order will be delivered the next working day if placed before 2pm Monday-ThursdayĢ. There are three delivery options to choose from at the checkout:ġ. Click below for a detailed discription of the different species of hardwood.Final delivery costs are calculated at checkout according to the product(s) you are purchasing as well as their weight. ![]() Zebrawood is known to have an unpleasant smell when being worked.ĬLICK HERE to view all of our hardwood flooring. It glues and finishes well, however, transparent pore filler might be required for the large open pores, which occur on both dark and light surfaces. Workabilityīecause of the interlocked grain of Zebrawood, this (like many tropical woods) can make it very difficult to work with. The grain is typically wavy or interlocked. Zebrawood has a coarse texture and open pores. Flatsawn wood features wavy lines, while quartersawn wood results in a more chaotic look. The strips of the wood can be either wavy or chaotic, depending on how the wood is cut. The heartwood of Zebrawood is a light brown or cream color that also features its iconic blackish-brown streaks, making the wood resemble a zebra. *The Janka rating measures the resistance of a sample of wood to denting and wear. The Microberlinia brazzavillensis species has a Janka hardness of 1,830. Microberlinia is also referred to as Zebrano or Zingana. In the 18th century, a popular rossover name was palmaletto or palmalatta. The Zebrawood proper wood is the Microberlinia brazzavillensis, from Africa. Locations include Central America, Central Africa, Brazil and the Pacific. Zebrawood hails from various locations, depending on the source of the wood. Astronium fraxinifolium (now called goncalo alves).While it’ tends to be a fairly expensive piece of wood, Zebrawood is typically not as expensive as other exotic woods, such as Ebony or Rosewood. The result (back in 2002) was a promise from Prada never to use wood from endangered forests ever again.Īside from the more typical uses (flooring, furniture), Zebrawood is also used in stocks for handguns, in exotic guitars, and (in the past) in Cadillac and Mercedes-Benz cars. Prada’s flagship store in Manhattan extensively uses Zebrawood, which resulted in protests from environmentalists. ![]() As a result, significant reforestation efforts have been made, but aren’t keeping up with the pace of harvesting. It is considered a threatened species in its native habitat while simultaneously growing in popularity here in the West. The Zebrawood “proper†used in flooring is the Microberlinia from West Africa (including Gabon, Cameroon and Congo). In the 20th century, Zebrawood was no longer applied to any of the Astronium species. Other sources of Zebrawood in the past have included the Brazilian Astronium fraxinfolium, African Brachystegia spiciformis, the Pacific Guettarda speciosa, and the Asian Pistacia integerrima. However, during the 20th century, the most popular and important source of Zebrawood came from the Microberlinia brazzavillensis, which is a tree native to West Africa – and this remains the chief source of Zebrawood. The original use of Zebrawood was in describing Astronium graveolens, which is a large tree native to Central America. Zebrawood is a term that was once used for several tree species, and is characterized by zebra-like strips.
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