Allen Zebrawood

The name zebrawood is used to describe several tree species and the wood derived from them. Zebrawood is characterized by a striped figure that is reminiscent of a zebra. The name originally applied to the wood of a large tree native to Central America. In the 20th century, the most important source of zebrawood was a tree native to Central Africa. Other sources include Brazilian, Pacific, and Asian.

Almost all of Salt Shaker Woodworks Zebrawood was purchased from Mr. Allen, for whom the wood has been named. Mr. Allen was a woodworker himself until health issues forced him to stop. Like me, Mr. Allen spent years gathering wood for use in his shop but now needed to get rid of it. I bought all the stock he had, much of which was reclaimed, and some exotics, like this zebrawood, were purchased. I was very fortunate to find Mr. Allen when I did. He had been trying to sell his stock for a while with no takers and was on the verge of dumping or burning all of it.