I actually purchase it cut to my specifications from Balsam Banjo Works.  Nice folks to do business with and very fast turnaround.  I think the Richlite is more homogeneous (not layers).  It works well for radiused fretboards like I use on my Aaron O'Rourke Fingerstyle dulcimers and for bevels.

Bob, I've not heard of Richlite before, but reading about it tells me it's a great material.  I have a Martin with a Micarta fretboard and I love it.  Probably similar to Richlite.  Do you special order it for the dulcimer or does it come in sheets?

Bill

Thanks Bill.  Actually that is Richlite- a man-made substitute for ebony that has pretty much all the good qualities of ebony without the the guilt of depleting the rain forests of what is becoming a scarce resource.  

Gorgeous, Bob.  Is that an ebony fret board?

Bill