Cocobolo

Some people consider cocobolo to be the classic rosewood. It comes in many shades and colors. It is a rosewood that usually has a fair amount of natural oil in the wood. Sapwood is cream colored. The picture above represents the look of a lightly figured piece of Mexican cocobolo. Mexican cocobolo can also have more or less orange or brown, straight or wavy lines, many lines or few lines. Each piece varies a lot. We also sell cocobolo from Nicaragua or Honduras, which generally has less bold look to the lines, but the color is more orange, and the wood may have purple colors inside when you cut into which will turn bright orange after a short time. Some people prefer one type or the other. Sometimes you can’t tell which country it came from by looking at it.

Cocobolo can no longer be shipped outside the USA due to CITES restrictions

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🇺🇸 This wood cannot be shipped outside the USA

Craft Blanks

Cocobolo 2x2x12's, 70 to 81

Beautiful Cocobolo which is a genuine rosewood. It is severely limited in supply and only comes in small amounts through a permit system. Supply could stop at any time but for now we are lucky to have this rosewood again, after some years of not being able to get new pieces. These pieces are dried and unlike most sold on the market they have been checked (including the ends!) for checks or cracks before being sold.