Cocobolo Wood Sheet

It is a great alternative to mahogany.

Cocobolo wood sheet.

Surface checks on the rough side. This exceptionally rare tree is not often found outside of national parks and preserves. Being quite dense sometimes having a specific gravity of over 1 0 it. 4 89 sheets in stock.

It is also known as granadillo. 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. Even the name of this wood veneer can ignite a certain passion in the heart of a woodworker. Its pattern is a straight to interwoven grain.

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 a true rosewood similar in color. 42 00 aaa flat cut cocobolo veneer sheet 8 x 72 grade.

Cocobolo s1s booard 10 wide for the majority of the board but narrows down to 8 3 4. This is a very environmentally low impact procedure. Our stock is selectively cut and logged by hand in central america squared by chainsaw and drug out of the forest by mules. 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.

It is usually orange or reddish brown often with darker irregular traces weaving through the wood. 49 43 aaa flat cut cocobolo. It is extremely beautiful ranging in color from dark red to reddish brown with an irregular grain pattern. The wood turns well and polishes to a glossy luster.

This exceptionally rare tree is not often found outside of national parks and preserves. 4 sheets in stock. The heartwood changes color after being cut and can be polished to a lustrous glassy finish. 107 77 quartersawn cocobolo veneer.

Square foot per sheet. Even the name of this wood veneer can ignite a certain passion in the heart of a woodworker. Cocobolo is a tropical hardwood of central american trees belonging to the genus dalbergia only the heartwood of cocobolo is used. 41 07 flat cut cocobolo veneer sheet 8 x 88 grade.

Cocobolo grows on a thin band along the pacific coast of mexico down through central america. But cocobolo s high oil content can impede glues. Cocobolo wood veneer is dark red rose or yellowish brown with irregular purple or black markings. 7 end check from the narrow end that is 1 4 wide strip of punky softwood and is located near the corner edge.

Cocobolo is hard and heavy but relatively easy to work using both hand and power tools with sharp blades. It is a true rosewood with a density second only to african blackwood. The wood is very durable and strong with a fine texture. 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.

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.