Black Stamina Wood

[dewwood]

Anyone ever heard of this wood?  I have a customer needing a quote on wood dowels made with this material.  They are used for oven handles on commercial ovens.  I have a sample and it is dyed black throughout or else the wood has a black color.  It has long straight grain and is rather dense.  

Any info or getting pointed in the right direction would be helpful.

Thanks,

Dewey

[Tom]

Sounds like Ebony or someone is trying to imitate it.

[CHARLIE]

Stamina wood is an impregnated composit wood. It's used a lot for knife handles and such.

 http://ajh-knives.com/laminat.html#made2b

[dewwood]

Charlie,

Thanks for the info and the site.  It gives me a better understanding of what I am dealing with.  I don't know if I can work this into and order or not but it is an ongoing thing every month.  Hopefully with your information I can start to look in the right places.

Thanks again,
Dewey