Botanical Name | Dalbergia retusa |
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Other Names | Coco, Cocobolo Rosewood |
Main Color Group | Dark Brown |
Grain Pattern | Pronounced |
Workability | Challenging |
Avg Dry Weight - LB/FT3 | 69 |
Avg Dry Weight - KG/M3 | 1095 |
Janka Hardness - LBF | 2960 |
Janka Hardness - Newtons | 14140 |
Cocobolo is a truly exotic wood that remains in high demand with fine furniture craftsmen and guitar luthiers, alike. It is renowned for its sometimes amazing array of colors and for being a very dense, stable, durable wood (making it well suited for both major industry applications). It is a true rosewood, with a density second only to African Blackwood.
The wood has been somewhat maligned, perhaps unfairly, due to what many claim to be the toxicity of its dust (due to this, many luthiers refuse to work with it). Our experience has shown that Cocobolo produces a huge, dense volume of dust, when being sanded. We find this dust to be no more “toxic” than any other true Dalbergia rosewood, with such affects being attributable more to the sheer mass of dust created than anything unusually threatening about the dust’s chemical makeup.
*Due to cites restrictions, we are unable to ship Cocobolo internationally.
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Sustainability: This species is in CITES Appendix II, and is on the IUCN Red List. It is listed as “Vulnerable,” due to a population reduction of over 20% in the past three generations.
There has been a lot of heavy poaching going on throughout Central America — particularly in Mexico — and this wood is the most coveted in the entire region. Get this wood while you can, as its exportation will more than likely only become more restricted in the next year or two.
Common Uses: Fine furniture, musical instruments, turnings, and other small specialty objects.
Comments: Cocobolo Rosewood is a wood that many guitar luthiers continue to turn to, as the remaining remnants of Brazilian Rosewood in the US disappear. Examples from the western mountains of Costa Rica and, particularly, Nicaragua can boast some incredible colors — covering the entire spectrum. Mexican Cocobolo and the Nicaraguan “Black Coco” are the two preferred varieties with furniture craftsmen.
As previously mentioned, the wood does put off an unusally dense volume of dust when being sanded. Be sure to cover your eyes and wear a respirator when sanding, and blow out your shop or work area after working with it. (You might even want to wear a long-sleeved shirt.) Take these precautions and you shouldn’t experience any ill health-related issues.
Image | Price | Grade | Dimensions | SKU | Buy | Description | hf:att:pa_grade |
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$44.82 | A | 12.94 × 5.5 × 0.88 in | COCO1154 | | NIce board | a | |
$43.63 | A | 12.88 × 5.38 × 0.81 in | COCO1153 | | NIce board | a | |
$30.51 | AB | 18.13 × 2.94 × 0.88 in | COCO1152 | | Small checks | ab | |
$36.67 | A | 12.94 × 4.5 × 0.81 in | COCO1151 | | nice board | a | |
$33.32 | A | 18 × 2.94 × 0.88 in | COCO1150 | | Nice board | a | |
$39.80 | A | 18.06 × 3.5 × 0.81 in | COCO1149 |
Out of stock
| nice board | a | |
$35.67 | A | 18.88 × 3 × 0.88 in | COCO1148 |
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| Nice board | a | |
$34.48 | A | 18.25 × 3 × 0.81 in | COCO1147 | | Nice board | a | |
$203.23 | AB | 61 × 3.88 × 1.5 in | COCO1146 | | Checks. | ab | |
$171.70 | AB | 49.25 × 4.06 × 1.38 in | COCO1145 | | Knot. Checks. | ab | |
$138.08 | B | 67 × 4 × 0.94 in | COCO1144 | | Knot. Check on end. | b | |
$137.17 | B | 71 × 3.75 × 0.94 in | COCO1143 | | Checks throughout. | b | |
$149.28 | B | 61 × 4.75 × 0.94 in | COCO1142 | | Checks. | b | |
$153.74 | B | 50.75 × 5.88 × 1 in | COCO1141 |
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| Crack near edge. | b | |
$116.49 | A | 37 × 5 × 1 in | COCO1140 |
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| Beautiful figure. | a | |
$76.59 | B | 24.25 × 6.13 × 1 in | COCO1139 | | Holes. Worm holes. | b | |
$145.67 | A | 43 × 5.38 × 0.88 in | COCO1138 | | NIce board | a | |
$111.54 | A | 43.63 × 4.06 × 1 in | COCO1137 |
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| Nice board | a | |
$94.71 | AB | 40.75 × 4.06 × 1 in | COCO1136 | | Bowed, Nice board | ab | |
$86.37 | A | 41.44 × 3.31 × 0.88 in | COCO1135 | | NIce board | a | |
$89.10 | A | 42.75 × 3.31 × 0.88 in | COCO1134 | | Nice board | a | |
$112.76 | A | 36.25 × 4.94 × 1 in | COCO1133 |
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| NIce board | a | |
$113.73 | A | 36.56 × 4.94 × 1 in | COCO1132 |
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| Nice board | a | |
$71.73 | A | 23.06 × 4.94 × 1 in | COCO1131 |
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| Nice board | a | |
$46.60 | A | 18.5 × 4 × 0.94 in | COCO1130 |
Out of stock
| Nice figure. | a | |
$47.86 | A | 19 × 4 × 1 in | COCO1129 |
Out of stock
| Clear. | a | |
$41.87 | A | 19 × 3.5 × 0.94 in | COCO1128 |
Out of stock
| Nice figure. | a | |
$34.25 | A | 18.13 × 3 × 1 in | COCO1127 | | Clear. | a | |
$25.55 | AB | 12.75 × 3.5 × 0.94 in | COCO1126 | | Small check. | ab | |
$41.16 | A | 19 × 3.44 × 0.94 in | COCO1125 | | Small defect. | a | |
$38.57 | A | 12.25 × 5 × 0.94 in | COCO1124 |
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| Beautiful. | a | |
$33.85 | AB | 10.75 × 5.5 × 0.88 in | COCO1123 | | Knot. | ab | |
$59.44 | A | 18.88 × 5 × 0.94 in | COCO1122 | | Clear. | a | |
$59.22 | A | 18.81 × 5 × 0.94 in | COCO1121 |
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| Clear. | a | |
$58.02 | A | 18.88 × 4.88 × 0.94 in | COCO1120 | | Clear. | a | |
$51.37 | A | 18.13 × 4.5 × 0.94 in | COCO1119 | | Small knot. | a | |
$36.23 | A | 18.38 × 3.13 × 1 in | COCO1118 |
Out of stock
| Clear. | a | |
$35.17 | A | 18.25 × 3.06 × 1 in | COCO1117 |
Out of stock
| Clear. | a | |
$34.59 | A | 18.31 × 3 × 1 in | COCO1116 |
Out of stock
| Clear. | a | |
$37.35 | A | 18.25 × 3.25 × 1 in | COCO1115 |
Out of stock
| Nice board. | a | |
$35.19 | A | 18.63 × 3 × 0.75 in | COCO1114 |
Out of stock
| Nice figure. | a | |
$33.90 | A | 18.31 × 2.94 × 0.88 in | COCO1113 |
Out of stock
| Nice figure. | a | |
$40.93 | A | 13 × 5 × 1 in | COCO1112 |
Out of stock
| Clear. | a | |
$36.67 | A | 12.94 × 4.5 × 0.94 in | COCO1111 | | Clear. | a | |
$40.25 | A | 12.94 × 4.94 × 0.94 in | COCO1110 | | Clear. | a | |
$33.18 | AB | 12.88 × 4.5 × 0.88 in | COCO1109 |
Out of stock
| Checks. | ab | |
$34.00 | A | 12 × 4.5 × 1 in | COCO1108 |
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| Clear. | a | |
$34.00 | A | 18 × 3 × 0.88 in | COCO1107 |
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| Striking figure. | a | |
$35.89 | A | 19 × 3 × 0.88 in | COCO1106 |
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| Clear | a | |
$35.42 | A | 18.75 × 3 × 0.88 in | COCO1105 |
Out of stock
| Clear | a | |
$34.00 | A | 18 × 3 × 0.88 in | COCO1104 |
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| Nice contrast. | a | |
$34.00 | A | 18 × 3 × 0.94 in | COCO1103 |
Out of stock
| Clear. | a | |
$35.06 | A | 18.56 × 3 × 0.88 in | COCO1102 |
Out of stock
| Nice figure. | a | |
$33.66 | A | 12.88 × 4.15 × 0.94 in | COCO1101 |
Out of stock
| Clear. | a | |
$33.97 | A | 13 × 4.15 × 0.88 in | COCO1100 |
Out of stock
| Cool piece. | a | |
$34.00 | A | 18 × 3 × 0.94 in | COCO1099 |
Out of stock
| Clear. | a | |
$46.45 | A | 18.44 × 4 × 0.94 in | COCO1098 |
Out of stock
| Clear. | a | |
$47.71 | A | 18.94 × 4 × 0.94 in | COCO1097 |
Out of stock
| Nice piece. | a | |
$45.34 | A | 18 × 4 × 0.81 in | COCO1096 |
Out of stock
| Beautiful contrast. | a | |
$32.64 | A | 18 × 2.88 × 0.88 in | COCO1095 |
Out of stock
| Clear. | a | |
$45.81 | A | 18.75 × 3.88 × 0.81 in | COCO1094 |
Out of stock
| Clear. | a | |
$41.87 | A | 19 × 3.5 × 0.81 in | COCO1093 |
Out of stock
| Clear. | a | |
$45.34 | A | 18 × 4 × 0.88 in | COCO1092 |
Out of stock
| Clear. | a | |
$39.36 | A | 19 × 3.5 × 0.94 in | COCO1091 |
Out of stock
| No defects. | a | |
$38.69 | A | 19 × 3.44 × 0.94 in | COCO1090 |
Out of stock
| No defects. | a | |
$39.36 | A | 19 × 3.5 × 0.94 in | COCO1089 |
Out of stock
| No defects. | a | |
$32.63 | A | 12.25 × 4.5 × 0.94 in | COCO1088 |
Out of stock
| No defects. | a | |
$37.29 | A | 18 × 3.5 × 0.94 in | COCO1087 |
Out of stock
| No defects. | a | |
$33.32 | A | 18 × 2.94 × 1 in | COCO1086 |
Out of stock
| No defects. | a | |
$34.00 | A | 18 × 3 × 1 in | COCO1085 |
Out of stock
| No defects | a | |
$31.86 | A | 18.69 × 2.88 × 0.94 in | COCO1084 |
Out of stock
| No defects. | a | |
$30.13 | A | 18.88 × 2.88 × 0.88 in | COCO1083 |
Out of stock
| Beautiful color. | a | |
$41.16 | A | 19 × 3.44 × 1 in | COCO1082 |
Out of stock
| Nice streaking. | a | |
$39.91 | A | 18.75 × 3.38 × 1 in | COCO1081 |
Out of stock
| No defects. | a | |
$32.19 | A | 18.13 × 3 × 0.94 in | COCO1080 |
Out of stock
| No defects. | a | |
$31.59 | A | 19 × 3 × 0.88 in | COCO1079 |
Out of stock
| No defects. | a | |
$30.64 | A | 18.81 × 2.94 × 0.88 in | COCO1078 |
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| No defects. | a | |
$29.83 | A | 18.69 × 2.88 × 0.88 in | COCO1077 |
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| No defects | a | |
$87.24 | AB | 40 × 3.81 × 0.88 in | COCO1076 |
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| Checks on end. | ab | |
$82.46 | A | 33.75 × 3.88 × 0.88 in | COCO1075 |
Out of stock
| Light planer stripe. | a | |
$122.86 | AB | 73 × 2.94 × 0.88 in | COCO1074 |
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| Checks on end. | ab | |
$180.30 | A | 78.88 × 3.63 × 0.94 in | COCO1073 |
Out of stock
| Small knot. Planer stripe. | a | |
$121.94 | B | 61 × 3.88 × 0.88 in | COCO1072 |
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| Cracks. Nice warm contrast. | b | |
$124.20 | B | 50.75 × 4.75 × 0.94 in | COCO1071 | | Checks. Light planer skip. | b | |
$112.34 | AB | 37.38 × 5.25 × 0.88 in | COCO1070 |
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| Planerskip. Cracks. | ab | |
$57.77 | C | 34.75 × 3.63 × 0.88 in | COCO1069 | | Cracks. | c | |
$72.64 | A | 25.25 × 5.64 × 0.81 in | COCO1068 |
Out of stock
| Alluring contrast. | a | |
$38.76 | A | 13 × 5.38 × 0.88 in | COCO1067 |
Out of stock
| Beautiful. | a | |
$41.21 | A | 12.94 × 5.38 × 0.94 in | COCO1066 |
Out of stock
| Eye-catching figure. | a | |
$35.51 | A | 12.94 × 5.38 × 0.81 in | COCO1065 |
Out of stock
| Striking color. | a | |
$64.08 | A | 29.56 × 4.25 × 0.81 in | COCO1064 |
Out of stock
| Clear two face. | a | |
$59.85 | A | 27 × 4 × 0.88 in | COCO1063 |
Out of stock
| Beautiful figure. | a | |
$45.66 | A | 19 × 4.06 × 0.94 in | COCO1062 |
Out of stock
| Nice board. | a | |
$46.67 | A | 18 × 4.38 × 0.94 in | COCO1061 |
Out of stock
| Beautiful color variation. | a | |
$27.18 | A | 12 × 4.44 × 0.81 in | COCO1060 |
Out of stock
| Small knot near end. | a | |
$21.99 | A | 12.44 × 3.19 × 0.88 in | COCO1059 |
Out of stock
| Small checks. | a | |
$24.61 | A | 12.25 × 3.19 × 1 in | COCO1058 |
Out of stock
| Clear two face. | a | |
$21.65 | A | 12.5 × 2.75 × 1 in | COCO1057 |
Out of stock
| Nice figure. | a | |
$30.14 | A | 18.13 × 3 × 0.88 in | COCO1056 |
Out of stock
| Spectacular Figure. | a |
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