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Cocobolo is a very beautiful Wood , known to change color after being cut. It usually is orange in hue, with a figuring of darker irregular traces weaving through the wood. It is fine textured and oily in look and feel, and stands up well to repeated handling and exposure to water. A prime use is in gun grips and knife handles. Cocobolo is also extraordinarily dense, and even a large block of the cut wood will produce a clear musical tone if struck. Only relatively small amounts of this prized wood reach the world market and it is expensive. Cocobolo is highly favored for fine inlay work, brush backs, knife handles, musical instruments (especially guitars and basses, Alembic Inc consider Cocobolo to be their house wood and many famous players such as Stanley Clarke use such basses; but also some woodwind instruments (clarinet, oboes,..) have been successfully made using Cocobolo instead of the more usual Grenadilla black wood), Pistol grips, decorative and figured Veneer s, bowls, jewelry boxes, and other expensive specialty items. It is also used for luxury pens. Probably the most famous example of this is from the collection of lawyer Charles Kramer of Fox Point, WI. Care must be used when working this wood, as its Sawdust is dangerous; many people develop an allergy when exposed to it. A sawdust collecting system must be in operation. |
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