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Guayacan

Guayacan+Guayacan ebony+Guayacan wood

In knife manufacture, Guayacan ebony is used to make handle scales. It is one of the world\'s most precious woods. The wood is also known by its Latin name of "Lignum vitae" (wood of life).

Guayacan ebony is the wood of the Guaiacum, a genus of shrubs and trees with several species indigenous to the tropical regions of Central and South America – mainly in the Caribbean and on the northern coast of the South American continent. Guaiacum trees and shrubs of all species have a very hard, resinous wood. The species used to harvest Guayacan ebony is the so called roughbark lignum-vitae (Guaiacum officinale), which can grow up to twelve meters tall. Guayacan ebony is very hard and dense. According to the Janka hardness test, a wood testing method developed by the Austrian Gabriel Janka (1864-1932), Guayacan ebony is the world\'s hardest traded hardwood. It is also the densest traded wood in the world. Hardness generally indicates the mechanical resistance a material offers against mechanical penetration by another object. Density is the ratio between a material\'s mass and volume.

Due to its high density, Guayacan ebony is very heavy – so heavy, in fact, that it does not float in water. The wood is so hard that it is difficult to work with. The heartwood of Guayacan ebony used to make knife handles is yellow-brown to tan with fine dark veins. The surface of the wood is smooth with fine pores.

Due to its hardness and density, Guayacan ebony, discovered by Europeans, has been used in shipbuilding and for other objects that had to be particularly strong and resilient – e.g. pressure rollers, axle bearings and even bowling balls. Today, Guayacan ebony is used in small amounts in solid timber construction. This fine wood is rarely used to make handle scales, which are rather precious.

Knives with Guayacan ebony handle scales
Feststehendes Messer, Braun, N695, Guayacan-Ebenholz
Böker Arbolito El Héroe
  • Fixed Blade
  • N695
  • Guayacan Wood
  • Peter Farkas
155,95 € *
Taschenmesser, Braun, Flipper, Linerlock, N678, Guayacan-Ebenholz
Böker Arbolito Folder Nahuel Guayacan
  • Pocket Knife
  • N678
  • Guayacan Wood
  • Linerlock
  • Flipper
104,95 € *
Feststehendes Messer, Braun, D2, Guayacan-Ebenholz
Manly Patriot D2 Guayacan
  • Fixed Blade
  • D2
  • Guayacan Wood
79,95 € *
Feststehendes Messer, Braun, N695, Guayacan-Ebenholz
Böker Arbolito Bison Guayacan
  • Fixed Blade
  • N695
  • Guayacan Wood
123,95 € *
Feststehendes Messer, Braun, N695, Guayacan-Ebenholz
Böker Arbolito Relincho Madera
  • Fixed Blade
  • N695
  • Guayacan Wood
158,95 € *
Feststehendes Messer, Braun, N695, Guayacan-Ebenholz
Böker Arbolito Scorpion Guayacan
  • Fixed Blade
  • N695
  • Guayacan Wood
  • Lucas Burnley
190,95 € *
Taschenmesser, Braun, Flipper, Linerlock, 14C28N, Guayacan-Ebenholz
New
Böker Arbolito Heroína Wood
  • Pocket Knife
  • 14C28N
  • Guayacan Wood
  • Linerlock
  • Flipper
134,95 € *
Feststehendes Messer, Braun, Feststehend, ACX 390, Guayacan-Ebenholz
New
Böker Arbolito Colmillo GX
  • Fixed Blade
  • ACX 390
  • Guayacan Wood
  • Fixed
210,00 € *
Feststehendes Messer, Braun, Feststehend, ACX 390, Guayacan-Ebenholz
Sale
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Böker Arbolito Bison Guayacan 2.0
  • Fixed Blade
  • ACX 390
  • Guayacan Wood
  • Fixed
162,95 € * 97,95 € *
Feststehendes Messer, Braun, Feststehend, ACX 390, Guayacan-Ebenholz
Böker Arbolito Colmillo Guayacan
  • Fixed Blade
  • ACX 390
  • Guayacan Wood
  • Fixed
196,95 € *
Taschenmesser, Braun, Linerlock, N695, Guayacan-Ebenholz
Böker Arbolito Gemini Guayacan Stud
  • Pocket Knife
  • N695
  • Guayacan Wood
  • Linerlock
109,95 € *
Taschenmesser, Braun, Linerlock, N695, Guayacan-Ebenholz
Sale
Böker Arbolito Gemini Guayacan Nick
  • Pocket Knife
  • N695
  • Guayacan Wood
  • Linerlock
99,95 € * 59,95 € *
Feststehendes Messer, Braun, Feststehend, N695, Guayacan-Ebenholz
Sale
Böker Arbolito Buffalo Soul I
  • Fixed Blade
  • N695
  • Guayacan Wood
  • Fixed
186,95 € * 97,43 € *
Feststehendes Messer, Braun, Feststehend, N695, Guayacan-Ebenholz
Sale
Böker Arbolito Buffalo Soul II
  • Fixed Blade
  • N695
  • Guayacan Wood
  • Fixed
161,95 € * 87,68 € *
Feststehendes Messer, Braun, Feststehend, N695, Guayacan-Ebenholz
Böker Arbolito Dano G
  • Fixed Blade
  • N695
  • Guayacan Wood
  • Fixed
131,55 € *
Feststehendes Messer, Braun, Feststehend, N695, Guayacan-Ebenholz
Sale
Böker Arbolito Esculta Black Guayacan
  • Fixed Blade
  • N695
  • Guayacan Wood
  • Fixed
199,95 € * 146,17 € *
Feststehendes Messer, Braun, Feststehend, T6MoV, Guayacan-Ebenholz
Böker Arbolito Pine Creek Wood
  • Fixed Blade
  • T6MoV
  • Guayacan Wood
  • Jerry Lairson
  • Fixed
95,95 € *
Feststehendes Messer, Braun, N695, Guayacan-Ebenholz
Böker Arbolito Nomad
  • Fixed Blade
  • N695
  • Guayacan Wood
  • Peter Farkas
171,95 € *
Steakmesser, Braun, Feststehend, Guayacan-Ebenholz
Sale
Böker Arbolito Guyacan Steak Cutlery Set
  • Steak Knife
  • Guayacan Wood
  • Fixed
655,00 € * 291,46 € *
Steakmesser, Braun, Feststehend, Guayacan-Ebenholz
Sale
Böker Arbolito Guyacan Steak Cutlery
  • Steak Knife
  • Guayacan Wood
  • Fixed
74,95 € * 53,56 € *
Steakmesser, Braun, Feststehend, 440A, Guayacan-Ebenholz
Sale
Böker Arbolito Gaucho Guayacan Steak Knife
  • Steak Knife
  • 440A
  • Guayacan Wood
  • Fixed
74,95 € * 59,95 € *
Steakmesser, Braun, Feststehend, 440A, Guayacan-Ebenholz
Sale
Böker Arbolito Guayacan Steak Knife Set
  • Steak Knife
  • 440A
  • Guayacan Wood
  • Fixed
149,95 € * 89,95 € *