Common Name(s): Cocobolo, Cocobola, Cocabola

Scientific Name: Dalbergia retusa

Distribution: Central America

Average Dried Weight: 69 lbs/ft3 (1,095 kg/m3)

 

Color/Appearance: Cocobolo can be seen in a kaleidoscope of different colors, ranging from yellow, orange, red, and shades of brown with streaks of black or purple. Sapwood is typically a very pale yellow. Colors are lighter when freshly sanded/cut, and darken with age

 

Comments: One of today’s most prized lumbers for its outstanding color and figure; yet also one of the most infamous for its difficulty in gluing, and its tendency to cause allergic reactions in woodworkers.

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