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Advantage Lumber

SKU: HN-Coc0504

5/4 Cocobolo Lumber

5/4 Cocobolo Lumber

$46.80 USD
$46.80 USD
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DESCRIPTION

Variegated tones of red and orange with darker contrasting grain lines. Grain often swirly and tight.

Weight approx. 65 lbs per cu ft
Lumber usually consists of boards ranging from 3"-7" wide and 2'-6' long
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN

Cococbolo grows from the Sierra Madres in western Mexico and throughout Central America.
BOTANICAL NAME Dalbergia Retusa
OTHER NAMES Granadillo, Cocoboloa, Tampiceron (Mexico), Rosewood
BIOLOGICAL INFORMATION
  • Tree flowers January to May and again August – September
  • Cross pollination crucial
  • Trees usually grow very far apart because of the necessity of cross pollination
  • Fire aids in germination
  • Grows mostly in dry tropical highlands
  • Height up to 80’
  • Diameter up to 40”
  • Larger diameter trees often hollow heart
MECHANICAL PROPERTIES High mechanical strength in all categories. Can be brittle.
WORKING PROPERTIES
  • Cocobolo machines well with sharp tools
  • Blunting effect on cutting edges, tools must be kept sharp
  • The oily texture can be brought to a sheen without finish
  • Use wax finish for best results
  • Very difficult to glue, wipe joint surfaces with acetone or denatured alcohol to draw out the oils, then use epoxy for best adherement.
DURABILITY Very durable
SEASONING Dries very slowly with tendency to end split and surface check. Surface more prevalent in thicker material. Very minimal shrinkage and distortion.
USES
  • High end turnings
  • High end furniture
  • Knife handles
  • Tool handles
  • Executive pens
  • Game call
  • Jewelry boxes
  • pool cues

Also a perfect wood for unique, exotic looking hardwood flooring.
COMMENTS Cocobolo is listed on CITES appendix II and has strict trade regulations. Cocobolo dust can be an irritant.

Shipping Information

Please call 1.877.232.3915, e-mail or message us online. We will call you to verify your order and to make payment arrangements. We also have several other trucking companies that work with us at a 72% discount which we pass onto you. Orders can be shipped direct to your home or jobsite.  We can also hold orders at your local freight terminal for customer pickup. Small orders are shipped via UPS. We also ship to European and other foreign countries on container load basis. We ship anywhere in the world...please phone or email if you have shipping questions.
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