Think ebony is black? Think again

“Ebony is black, right? The blackest of all the woods. Actually, that’s not entirely true.
For every ten ebony trees that Crelicam fells in a natural forest in Cameroon, only about one is black while the rest are streaked with brown. Yet the streaky wood is just as good quality as the black ebony – the only difference is its colour. So, in fact…”