| One of the world's most prized woods is Cocobolo. | | | | finest woods. This is why, when it comes to turning, |
| Words cannot describe how visually appealing this | | | | woodworkers appreciate cocobolo not only for is |
| exotic hardwood is. What is cocobolo? Cocobolo is an | | | | beautiful color, but for the polish you can bring a |
| exotic hardwood found in Mexico, Central American | | | | piece to with no finishing. and the relative ease of |
| countries, and parts of northern South America. | | | | cutting Wood turners use cocobolo turning squares, |
| Cocobolo is also known as tampiciran, cocobola, | | | | pen blanks, and bowl blanks to create high end |
| cocobolo rosewood and its scientific name, Dalbergia | | | | products. Some products that are made of cocobolo |
| Retusa also including the recent discovery of | | | | include: |
| Dalbergia Granadillo. The heartwood is striking and | | | | - Pens |
| multicolored with tones of red, orange, and | | | | - Flooring |
| sometimes purple, with darker to black contrasting | | | | - Pistol grips |
| grain lines. The wood's grain pattern is often swirly or | | | | - High end billiard cues |
| burl like. Some cocobolo is strait grained, but often | | | | - Bowls |
| comes from large trees. | | | | - Guitars |
| The cocobolo tree in Mexico tends to grow along | | | | - Knife handles |
| ridges of the Sierra Madres up to 3 miles apart. To | | | | - Fine furniture |
| log cocobolo with modern equipment the forest | | | | - Woodwind instruments |
| would be devastated by roads, spilled fuel, and | | | | - Sculptures |
| senseless cutting of trees just to get to a mature | | | | If you're looking to buy cocobolo, be sure to talk to |
| cocobolo. The local and indigenous people of Mexico | | | | an expert who actually knows what they're talking |
| work very hard with donkey chain saws and old | | | | about. When looking for cocobolo for sale, be sure to |
| fashioned man power to extract these gems. | | | | inquire about the origin of the inventory, how it was |
| Cocobolo is very durable. Many trees lie dead in the | | | | harvested and whether or not they personally |
| forest, the sapwood will rot off the tree leaving the | | | | oversaw the milling process. When you find someone |
| precious heartwood. Any standing or downed dead | | | | who knows this unique and lovely exotic hardwood |
| tree will be logged and fully utilized. The loggers are | | | | backwards and forwards, you can rest assured that |
| quite conscious of their environment and do what | | | | your shipment of cocobolo lumber will have the best |
| they can to protect it for future use. | | | | quality and will be perfect for your wood turning |
| Woodworkers pride themselves on using only the | | | | needs. |