Update on ebony from Woodcraft: DON'T WASTE YOUR TIME OR MONEY!
After getting it stripped of the wax to look at the color, which includes a lot of brown streaking, I set it aside. I needed to put a grip cap of some sort on a (gasp) remington 1100 for a dear friend. Notice I said "dear" friend - otherwise I don't touch 'em. To go along with the brown streaks, it now has some nicely placed CRACKS in it after only a few days. Unless you don't need it right away and can let it sit around for a few months to cure out, avoid like the Plauge. I would have assumed that it would have been dry at the time of order. Woodcraft showed it being turned into short spindles. I would be less than happy with spindles that split after turning.
Apologies for the rant - I hope nobody has wasted money on them yet.
