🌳 Ever seen a tree with a completely BLACK center? This is African Blackwood — one of the rarest and most expensive woods in the world. 😳🔥 When these trees are cut open, the inside is almost pitch black. The dark color isn’t paint… it’s natural! It forms over decades as the heartwood absorbs minerals and loses moisture, turning the entire center into a dense, jet-black material. 🪵 After drying, the wood becomes harder than most metals and is so strong it’s used to make: 🎶 Professional clari

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TJ’s table…made with 3 different members of the Dalbergia genus. Local hurricane Irma recovered Indian Rosewood (Dalbergia sissoo) for the top and base. African blackwood (Dalbergia melanoxylon) for the bowties. Cocobolo (Dalbergia retusa) for the rail.Hand rubbed and mechanically buffed with Odie’s oil, butter, and wax. By Tremblay Wood Art.#rosewood#diningtable #odiesoil | Odie's Oil | Facebook