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<p>[QUOTE="Chinoiserie, post: 10315490, member: 79460"]To be honest I never thought of trying it before. My mams partner who used to be a shop fitter, said to me ages ago 'Whats the only two types of wood that sink in water'. I guessed ebony. I looked it up earlier and apparently there are 17, most of which I've never heard of. </p><p><br /></p><p>I've just tried it on my figurines and they both sink. I'm guessing that they are ebony but not definite. They are two tone and the outer wood is much more pale.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Chinoiserie, post: 10315490, member: 79460"]To be honest I never thought of trying it before. My mams partner who used to be a shop fitter, said to me ages ago 'Whats the only two types of wood that sink in water'. I guessed ebony. I looked it up earlier and apparently there are 17, most of which I've never heard of. I've just tried it on my figurines and they both sink. I'm guessing that they are ebony but not definite. They are two tone and the outer wood is much more pale.[/QUOTE]
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