African Blackwood: (Dalberia melanoxylon) Dark, almost black rosewood species, fantastic turnery wood used for clarinets, one of our densest woods. Takes a very fine polish. Very hard & heavy, weighing up to 79 pounds per cubic foot. Extremely expensive Tanzania

http://www.kestrelcreek.com/Wood.htm

 

The hardest "wood" is in Asia.

 

these woods sink in water too because they are so dense. kind of cool. well thank you guys, i guess i can go back to working tomorrow.