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410-560-0760

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Timonium Commerce Park
9572 Deereco Rd.
Timonium, MD 21093

Stock List

All lumber is kiln dried unless otherwise stated. Please call or stop by the shop for real time stock quotes.


Cocobolo

Dalbergia retusa

cocobolo

Distribution:

Pacific regions of Central America and extending from Panama to southwestern Mexico. Of limited occurrence, usually in the drier uplands.

General Characteristics:

Somewhat variable in color when freshly sawn but heartwood usually becoming a deep rich orange red with black striping or mottling on exposure Texture fine; grain straight to interlocked; oily; without distinctive taste, odor slightly pungent and fragrant when worked. Fine dust may cause dermatitis.

Uses:

Highly favored in the cutlery trade for handles, inlay work, brush backs, musical and scientific instruments, jewelry boxes, chessmen, and other specialty items.