The Blackwood Source

The Blackwood Source We are a small family business specializing in African Blackwood. We promote and practice responsible harvesting procedures.

The owners, Jim and Eileen Kirt, have been living in Mozambique for many years and working alongside the local villagers.

We apologize for our posts being few and far between but we wanted to show off the beautiful new face of The Cove restau...
06/19/2018

We apologize for our posts being few and far between but we wanted to show off the beautiful new face of The Cove restaurant in Leland, Mi!

While most of our time is spend in the warehouse packing, shipping and getting covered in black wood dust, one of our fa...
09/21/2015

While most of our time is spend in the warehouse packing, shipping and getting covered in black wood dust, one of our favorite things to do is showcase photos of finished pieces. These are spectacular and we'd like to thank Jim Scarsella for allowing us to show them off!

03/04/2015
Check out this beautiful call made out of highly figured African Blackwood and brass.
03/04/2015

Check out this beautiful call made out of highly figured African Blackwood and brass.

Here is a sneak peek of an African Blackwood knife sheath for a new line of custom knives in Australia. More to follow!
10/23/2014

Here is a sneak peek of an African Blackwood knife sheath for a new line of custom knives in Australia. More to follow!

A big thank you to The Cove Restaurant in Fishtown, Leland and also Builder Ted Peplinski for using our Panga Panga and ...
07/29/2014

A big thank you to The Cove Restaurant in Fishtown, Leland and also Builder Ted Peplinski for using our Panga Panga and African Mahogany. Thanks for making it look so good!

Thank you Andrew Hadden for the great pictures. We love to see your beautiful work!
07/29/2014

Thank you Andrew Hadden for the great pictures. We love to see your beautiful work!

Two more gorgeous calls from our friend Andrew! The first is redwood burl and the second is spalted and camo-colored! ...
05/13/2014

Two more gorgeous calls from our friend Andrew! The first is redwood burl and the second is spalted and camo-colored! Both with African Blackwood accents.

A big thank you to Andrew Hadden for making our wood look so good. Some more fine work!
04/14/2014

A big thank you to Andrew Hadden for making our wood look so good. Some more fine work!

Here is a beautifully made African Blackwood call by John Koepp. Thanks for the picture, John!
03/14/2014

Here is a beautifully made African Blackwood call by John Koepp. Thanks for the picture, John!

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