What Makes Cocobolo the Best Wood for Many High End Products

One of the world’s most prized woods is Cocobolo. Words cannot describe how visually appealing this exotic hardwood is. What is cocobolo? Cocobolo is an exotic hardwood found in Mexico, Central American countries, and parts of northern South America. Cocobolo is also known as tampiciran, cocobola, cocobolo rosewood and its scientific name, Dalbergia Retusa also including the recent discovery of Dalbergia Granadillo. The heartwood is striking and multicolored with tones of red, orange, and sometimes purple, with darker to black contrasting grain lines. The wood’s grain pattern is often swirly or burl like. Some cocobolo is strait grained, but often comes from large trees.

The cocobolo tree in Mexico tends to grow along ridges of the Sierra Madres up to 3 miles apart. To log cocobolo with modern equipment the forest would be devastated by roads, spilled fuel, and senseless cutting of trees just to get to a mature cocobolo. The local and indigenous people of Mexico work very hard with donkey chain saws and old fashioned man power to extract these gems. Cocobolo is very durable. Many trees lie dead in the forest, the sapwood will rot off the tree leaving the precious heartwood. Any standing or downed dead tree will be logged and fully utilized. The loggers are quite conscious of their environment and do what they can to protect it for future use.

Woodworkers pride themselves on using only the finest woods. This is why, when it comes to turning, woodworkers appreciate cocobolo not only for is beautiful color, but for the polish you can bring a piece to with no finishing. and the relative ease of cutting Wood turners use cocobolo turning squares, pen blanks, and bowl blanks to create high end products. Some products that are made of cocobolo include:

• Pens
• Flooring
• Pistol grips
• High end billiard cues
• Bowls
• Guitars
• Knife handles
• Fine furniture
• Woodwind instruments
• Sculptures

If you’re looking to buy cocobolo, be sure to talk to an expert who actually knows what they’re talking about. When looking for cocobolo for sale, be sure to inquire about the origin of the inventory, how it was harvested and whether or not they personally oversaw the milling process. When you find someone who knows this unique and lovely exotic hardwood backwards and forwards, you can rest assured that your shipment of cocobolo lumber will have the best quality and will be perfect for your wood turning needs.

About The Author:
Jason Peters heads up the Hardwood Import Division of Advantage Trim & Lumber Company. Learn more about Cocobolo.

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