Cocobolo Wood Sheet

107 77 quartersawn cocobolo veneer.

Cocobolo wood sheet.

Surface checks on the rough side. Square foot per sheet. But cocobolo s high oil content can impede glues. It is extremely beautiful ranging in color from dark red to reddish brown with an irregular grain pattern.

42 00 aaa flat cut cocobolo veneer sheet 8 x 72 grade. Cocobolo is hard and heavy but relatively easy to work using both hand and power tools with sharp blades. 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.

This exceptionally rare tree is not often found outside of national parks and preserves. Square foot per sheet. Cocobolo is a truly exotic wood that remains in high demand with fine furniture craftsmen and guitar luthiers alike. 4 89 sheets in stock.

It is a great alternative to mahogany. Cocobolo is a true rosewood similar in color. Cocobolo is a tropical hardwood of central american trees belonging to the genus dalbergia only the heartwood of cocobolo is used. Cocobolo can be found on the west coast of central america.

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 a true rosewood with a density second only to african blackwood. Even the name of this wood veneer can ignite a certain passion in the heart of a woodworker. The wood is very durable and strong with a fine texture.

4 sheets in stock. Cocobolo wood veneer is dark red rose or yellowish brown with irregular purple or black markings. 41 07 flat cut cocobolo veneer sheet 8 x 88 grade. It is one of the more expensive veneers.

Even the name of this wood veneer can ignite a certain passion in the heart of a woodworker. It is usually orange or reddish brown often with darker irregular traces weaving through the wood. Our stock is selectively cut and logged by hand in central america squared by chainsaw and drug out of the forest by mules. Being quite dense sometimes having a specific gravity of over 1 0 it.

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. 49 43 aaa flat cut cocobolo. Cocobolo grows on a thin band along the pacific coast of mexico down through central america. 7 end check from the narrow end that is 1 4 wide strip of punky softwood and is located near the corner edge.

It is also known as granadillo. The wood turns well and polishes to a glossy luster. Wiping the surfaces with acetone before gluing may help but even then the oils may compromise aliphatic resin white or yellow glue. Its pattern is a straight to interwoven grain.

The heartwood changes color after being cut and can be polished to a lustrous glassy finish.