The world’s most expensive wood: African blackwood and India’s sandalwood
Dense African blackwood, which sinks in water, is used for clarinets; India’s sandalwood and red sanders are prized too. Why some woods cost so much.
Rohit Tandon · 4 October 2026 · 3 min read
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