Also a perfect wood for unique exotic looking hardwood flooring.
Cocobolo wood sheet.
The wood is very durable and strong with a fine texture.
In fact some species are currently listed as endangered by cites.
Its pattern is a straight to interwoven grain.
Cocobolo has great working properties turns to a naturally glass like polish.
See video below cocobolo s hardness and other strength properties is most likely several times higher than the 1 100 lb f which is sometimes reported.
This exceptionally rare tree is not often found outside of national parks and preserves.
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 extremely beautiful ranging in color from dark red to reddish brown with an irregular grain pattern.
Cocobolo is a truly exotic wood that remains in high demand with fine furniture craftsmen and guitar luthiers alike.
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Cocobolo dust can be an irritant.
Cocobolo wood veneer is dark red rose or yellowish brown with irregular purple or black markings.
Domestic exotic burl flexible wood veneer.
Cocobolo wood veneer even the name of this wood veneer can ignite a certain passion in the heart of a woodworker.
Cocobolo is a true rosewood similar in color tap tone to brazilian rosewood and considered to be a good substitute.
Specific gravity is used to predict the hardness of wood with a fair degree of accuracy and given its incredibly high density it sinks in water.
For best results in gluing epoxy is recommended.
It is a great alternative to mahogany.
It is one of the more expensive veneers.
It is denser than most rosewoods and oilier.
Oakwood veneer is the largest in stock manufacturer of wood veneer sheets in the united states.