WR-42A
PERSIMMON (Bara-bara, Boa-wood, Butterwood, Possum wood, Virginia date palm, White
ebony)
From the United States.
Color is creamy white to light yellow or grayish-brown. The grain is fairly straight
and dense, and the wood is fine and even-textured and takes an excellent finish.
Most famous as the wood used in golf club "woods", other uses include
flooring, heavy construction, shipbuilding, musical instruments, fine furniture, hat
racks, organ pipes and sounding boards.
Specific Gravity is .74 (very dense). Turns easily.
Our
new address is 979 York Street, Hanover, PA 17331. Phone 717-646-0102. Fax
717-646-0104.
