Cocobolo Pen Blanks Shipped to You! Lowest Price, Highest Quality for your wood working needs from Woodworkers Source

Customer Rating 5 out of 5

Turn your own beautiful pens that will make your family and friends smile. Using these hand-sorted pen blanks from Woodworkers Source means you get only the highest quality blanks that are cut square from premium kiln dried lumber.

Thickness: 3/4'' square
Widths: 3/4'' square
Lengths: 6'' long
Brand: Woodworkers Source

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Botanical Name: Dalbergia retusa

What's the wood like?
Hard and heavy for sure, but machines and turns nicely. Finishes very smoothly, partly because oils in the wood produce a natural polish; however that may cause adhesion problems with lacquer or urethane finishes. The tree is small and irregular, so boards are also (generally speaking) small.

How's the color?
Variegated orange, yellow dark red with irregular black stripes.

Does it go by other names?
Cocobolo, Nicaraguan rosewood, Granadillo, Jacarandaholz, Palisander, Palissandro, Nambar, Rosewood, Pau preto Urauna, Palo negro, Funera, Cocobolo prieto, Palisandre

What could I use it for?
Turnings, handles, musical instruments, inlay, fine accessories, jewelry, accents, some furniture parts, flooring.

What is the tree like?
A rather small to medium tree that matures to heights about 45-60 feet. Trunks are 18-24'' but form poorly with odd shape.

Where is it from?
Mexico, Panama, Costa Rica, Nicaragua

Average Customer Rating: 5 out of 5

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Finishing and gluing, 5.30.2011

Reviewer: CJ Chumbley (Sierra Vista, AZ)

I love coco and it is a great wood to work with but you do have to remember that it is a naturally oily wood. Lacquer finishing does work but clean it thoroughly with mineral spirits first then apply VERY thin coats. Even then the lacquer will take a while to harden (maybe three or four days. The previous comment about epoxy being the only bonding agent that works seems to hold true as well. Regular wood glue just doesn't like oil.