It is one of the more expensive veneers.
Cocobolo wood sheet.
Cocobolo is hard and heavy but relatively easy to work using both hand and power tools with sharp blades.
Wiping the surfaces with acetone before gluing may help but even then the oils may compromise aliphatic resin white or yellow glue.
41 07 flat cut cocobolo veneer sheet 8 x 88 grade.
Cocobolo wood veneer is dark red rose or yellowish brown with irregular purple or black markings.
But cocobolo s high oil content can impede glues.
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.
Its pattern is a straight to interwoven grain.
Surface checks on the rough side.
107 77 quartersawn cocobolo veneer.
Even the name of this wood veneer can ignite a certain passion in the heart of a woodworker.
7 end check from the narrow end that is 1 4 wide strip of punky softwood and is located near the corner edge.
This exceptionally rare tree is not often found outside of national parks and preserves.
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 great alternative to mahogany.
Square foot per sheet.
Even the name of this wood veneer can ignite a certain passion in the heart of a woodworker.
It is a true rosewood with a density second only to african blackwood.
Cocobolo grows on a thin band along the pacific coast of mexico down through central america.
Our stock is selectively cut and logged by hand in central america squared by chainsaw and drug out of the forest by mules.
The wood is very durable and strong with a fine texture.
4 89 sheets in stock.
This is a very environmentally low impact procedure.
42 00 aaa flat cut cocobolo veneer sheet 8 x 72 grade.
It is extremely beautiful ranging in color from dark red to reddish brown with an irregular grain pattern.
Cocobolo s1s booard 10 wide for the majority of the board but narrows down to 8 3 4.
49 43 aaa flat cut cocobolo.
Being quite dense sometimes having a specific gravity of over 1 0 it.
Square foot per sheet.
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.
It is usually orange or reddish brown often with darker irregular traces weaving through the wood.
Cocobolo can be found on the west coast of central america.
Cocobolo is a truly exotic wood that remains in high demand with fine furniture craftsmen and guitar luthiers alike.
The wood turns well and polishes to a glossy luster.
Cocobolo is a true rosewood similar in color.
This exceptionally rare tree is not often found outside of national parks and preserves.
The heartwood changes color after being cut and can be polished to a lustrous glassy finish.
Cocobolo is a tropical hardwood of central american trees belonging to the genus dalbergia only the heartwood of cocobolo is used.
