Cocobolo and mystery wood from LATH?

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I made a quick stop at Latin America Tropical Hardwoods in Carlsbad, CA today. I bought 2 pieces of wood. One is a 5-1/2 foot 7/4 cocobolo plank that is ideal for cuemaking, IMO. It has straightgrain figure on one half (for points) and landscape figure on the other (forearms and buttsleeves). It was $45.00. The other piece is 1-7/8 x 2-7/8 x 18" and I gave $185.00 for it ($250.00/bf)! Sometimes I'm just a sucker for cue woods. The entire piece is figured on all sides. Anybody except Mason and Barrenbrugge know what it is? I put some alcohol on the wood to help show the figure.
Martin

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BarenbruggeCues said:
It's ahh....ahhhh....ahhhhh...a piece of ahhhhhhh........


<~~~well worth the trip.............
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It's yellow.
 
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It's actually blond. I put alcohol on it. Another clue: It is most certainly a tone wood and I know Joey likes this wood! Hey Dave...somebody's gonna get it soon. :p Martin


JoeyInCali said:
It's yellow.
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jazznpool said:
It's actually blond. I put alcohol on it. Another clue: It is most certainly a tone wood and I know Joey likes this wood! There is a 14.25" piece of this left at Mitch's. Hey Dave...somebody's gonna get it. Martin
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I know what it is .
Very rare wood, comes from Brazil.
Can't import them anymore.
 
Well...just say it and win the prize!:D

Martin


JoeyInCali said:
I know what it is .
Very rare wood, comes from Brazil.
Can't import them anymore.
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JoeyInCali said:
I know what it is .
Very rare wood, comes from Brazil.
Can't import them anymore.
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It wouldn't be the same wood used in a certain mop handle some California dust maker is building for some Utahan named Andy is it?:D

-Andy
 
If it begins with a "P" it might be! Martin


1-pocket-player said:
It wouldn't be the same wood used in a certain mop handle some California dust maker is building for some Utahan named Andy is it?:D

-Andy
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Nope. Last clue...this wood, although usually not in the figured form, is used to make stringed instrument bows!


poolstixx said:
Looks like curly pyinma.....
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jazznpool said:
Nope. Last clue...this wood, although usually not in the figured form, is used to make stringed instrument bows!
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I watched that luthier guy on DIY network make a bow for a violin and the wood was orange/brown color. It was a while ago so I can't remember what it was...:(

I'll throw out the guess of Putumuju
 
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found this in google

The overall peculiarities of pernambuco wood are easily recognized and with a little effort, the species can be identified in the wild (figures 6, 7, 8). It is usually a medium-sized tree, but may grow to 20 meters. Stem diameter frequently varies from 30 to 40 cm, but surpasses 70 cm in the larger trees. The irregular trunk tends to branch early on, and rarely surpasses 5 meters in height. Its irregular base has small incurvations and excurvations. The dark gray bark is rather thin, with irregular patches which loosen and fall, exposing a reddish brown surface. In the young trees the bark has strong, rather indistinct *****les, which are slightly elongated and provided with a small, curved, pointed tip not over 1 cm long. The wood is very hard and compact. The heartwood varies in color from bright orange to reddish brown, turning darker when cut. The sapwood is sharply defined, consisting of a narrow, whitish or yellowish strip
 
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