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Zebrawood

  • Appearance: Zebrawood has a distinctive striped pattern with dark brown and light golden stripes, featuring a unique, exotic appearance.
  • Workability: Zebrawood can be challenging to work with due to its interlocked grain, requiring sharp tools and careful handling.
  • Use: Used for high-end furniture, woodturning, and decorative items, valued for its striking appearance and durability.
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Working with Zebrawood

Advantages: Offers exceptional aesthetic appeal, durability, and uniqueness, making it ideal for premium woodworking projects.

Disadvantages: Can be expensive, difficult to source, and prone to splitting if not properly handled.

Available Thickness and Widths of Zebrawood Lumber
Choose 4/4 (1") boards 4–6" wide in 24" or 48" lengths, surfaced two sides (S2S) or four sides (S4S). Custom lengths and surfacing are available on request.

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Common Questions and Facts on Zebrawood

Zebrawood: Color, Grain and Woodworking Applications

Shopping from the United States? This Zebrawood collection isn't currently available for shipping to the U.S.

Zebrawood has the striped appearance that gives the species its common name: light golden areas crossed by dark brown lines. It is an excellent choice when the grain itself should supply the design.

How Zebrawood Looks

Stripe width and direction change with the way boards are sawn. For matching box lids, doors or a set of panels, consider which way the lines should run and lay out all pieces together before marking the cut list.

What Can You Make With Zebrawood?

Zebrawood is often used for eye-catching boxes, furniture details, accent panels, pen blanks and small turning projects. A simple shape can look visually complex once the stripes are exposed.

  • Bold box lids and panels
  • Furniture accents and veneer-like details
  • Pens and small turned objects
  • Striped coasters or display pieces

Machining and Preparing Zebrawood

Interlocked grain may tear during planing or routing, especially against the direction of the figure. Sharp tools, shallow finishing passes and careful sanding help protect the stripes and achieve a cleaner surface.

Finishing Zebrawood

Finishing can increase the contrast between dark and light bands. Test on an offcut to avoid surprises and inspect the sample in both bright and soft light. Watch for uneven sanding across the changing grain.

Choosing Zebrawood Stock for a Project

Canadian listings include 4/4 boards, five-packs, thins and other small project blanks. Check the available format and dimensions, then position the striped figure where it will be visible in the completed project.

When comparing boards and packs, check each product's listed thickness, actual dimensions and preparation. Plan your finished cut list before ordering and allow for trimming, surfacing and grain matching. Product photographs illustrate the character of the species; natural grain and color vary between individual boards.

U.S. Product Availability

If you need this species for a project, confirm cross-border availability with our team rather than assuming a Canadian listing can be shipped to the United States. Other hardwood species are listed separately in the U.S. market.

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