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Bocote & Pernambuco Wood:
- exotic craftwood for small boxes & fine woodworking -
... wood priced in Canadian Dollars ...................
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Bocote:
(Cordia SSP.)
Bocote wood is yellowish brown to reddish brown, with irregular dark brown or blackish streaks and variegations. A very dramatic grain pattern. It has an oily or waxy appearance. Luster is variable with a fine to medium texture.
No distinctive taste, scent is mildly fragrant when fresh.
Great pieces for small boxes and salad spoons.
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1/4" x 2.1" x 11" (5 pieces)
- wood is well air dried, waxed ends, rough -
| # boc2002 |
Can$9.95
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Pernambuco:
(Guilandina echinata)
This is a Brazilian wood. Known mostly as the wood of choice for high end violin bows, but its dramatic "odd" colour, a metal copper shade, makes it a wonderful wood for small inlays for cutting boards, wooden pens and box corners.
I haven't worked a lot with this wood, but I did inlay it in a cutting board with no difficulty in planing. It added a great contrasting strip with the hard maple.
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1" x 1" x 11.5" (4 rough pieces)
| # per2002 |
Can$9.95
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1" x 1" x 24" (2 rough pieces)
| # per2003 |
Can$11.50
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