Macassar Ebony

(Diospyros celebica) is a luxurious exotic wood native to Indonesia, prized for its distinctive striped appearance featuring a sharp contrast between black heartwood and brown or yellowish streaks. It is an extremely dense and hard material (over 3,200 lbf on the Janka scale) that polishes to a high glass-like finish due to its natural oil content. Because of its rarity and aesthetic appeal, it is primarily used for high-end furniture, musical instrument components like guitar fingerboards, and fine artistic turnery.