Cocobolo Wood Sheet

The wood turns well and polishes to a glossy luster.

Cocobolo wood sheet.

But cocobolo s high oil content can impede glues. Our stock is selectively cut and logged by hand in central america squared by chainsaw and drug out of the forest by mules. 49 43 aaa flat cut cocobolo. Square foot per sheet.

The wood is very durable and strong with a fine texture. 4 89 sheets in stock. It is one of the more expensive veneers. It is extremely beautiful ranging in color from dark red to reddish brown with an irregular grain pattern.

Cocobolo is listed on cites appendix ii under the genus wide restriction on all dalbergia species which also includes finished products made of the wood. It is a great alternative to mahogany. This exceptionally rare tree is not often found outside of national parks and preserves. Cocobolo is hard and heavy but relatively easy to work using both hand and power tools with sharp blades.

Cocobolo s1s booard 10 wide for the majority of the board but narrows down to 8 3 4. Cocobolo is a tropical hardwood of central american trees belonging to the genus dalbergia only the heartwood of cocobolo is used. 4 sheets in stock. Cocobolo can be found on the west coast of central america.

Wiping the surfaces with acetone before gluing may help but even then the oils may compromise aliphatic resin white or yellow glue. Cocobolo is an exotic wood native to mexico panama costa rica and nicaragua and is favored for custom pool cues fine furniture and cabinetry inlays and musical instruments. It is also listed on the iucn red list as vulnerable due to a population reduction of over 20 in the past three generations caused by a decline in its natural range and. The heartwood changes color after being cut and can be polished to a lustrous glassy finish.

Its pattern is a straight to interwoven grain. Cocobolo is a truly exotic wood that remains in high demand with fine furniture craftsmen and guitar luthiers alike. It is also known as granadillo. Even the name of this wood veneer can ignite a certain passion in the heart of a woodworker.

Cocobolo grows on a thin band along the pacific coast of mexico down through central america. 107 77 quartersawn cocobolo veneer. This exceptionally rare tree is not often found outside of national parks and preserves. Surface checks on the rough side.

7 end check from the narrow end that is 1 4 wide strip of punky softwood and is located near the corner edge. 41 07 flat cut cocobolo veneer sheet 8 x 88 grade. Even the name of this wood veneer can ignite a certain passion in the heart of a woodworker. It is renowned for its sometimes amazing array of colors and for being a very dense stable durable wood making it well suited for both major industry applications.

This is a very environmentally low impact procedure. Being quite dense sometimes having a specific gravity of over 1 0 it. Cocobolo wood veneer is dark red rose or yellowish brown with irregular purple or black markings. Square foot per sheet.

It is a true rosewood with a density second only to african blackwood.