Is Black Wood Expensive

African Blackwood is one of the hardest and densest wood in the world and is mostly used for musical instruments. It is considered as the most expensive wood in the world because not only it is challenging to work with hand or machine tools, its trees are already near-threatened.

What is the price of black wood?

Even the rich will think twice before buying it. The name of this wood is African Blackwood. It is one of the most valuable materials on earth. It cost around £8,000 per kilogram or £7,000 per log or more than seven lakh rupees.

Is there a naturally black wood?

ebony, wood of several species of trees of the genus Diospyros (family Ebenaceae), widely distributed in the tropics. The best is very heavy, almost black, and derived from heartwood only.