Freakish Cocobolo and Curly Pink Ivory
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Beautiful wood, This is the right place for it to be appreciated. Unless they come up with a new section for Cue makers only, Now wouldn't that be the shinizzle.
Can coco and pink ivory be kilned?
wow!!!!
WOW!!!Mason that is beautiful looking cocobolo.
WOW!!!Mason that is beautiful looking cocobolo.
masonh said:here is a pic of some nice woods i just got in the mail today.again i know this isn't the right forum,but i don't know which is the right one.
The cocobolo looks like its on fire! Should make a cool looking forearm and buttsleeve.
Martin
Martin
masonh said:here is a pic of some nice woods i just got in the mail today.again i know this isn't the right forum,but i don't know which is the right one.
Michael Webb said:a new section for Cue makers only, Now wouldn't that be the shinizzle.
then how would us cue buyers bug the shit out you cuemakers?
btw..nice wood mason.....I'm thinking a piece of the really flame section for a forearm, with maybe a smaller piece for a butt, and perhaps something like quilted maple for a handle.....wait already have one of those...hmmmm
I know it never sounds right when one man compliments another man's wood, but that's 2 AWESOME pieces of wood!!!!!! Especially how the 2 pieces match, too bad you can't glue them together and make the forearm out of the center of them, that would be a great natural design.
Enjoy,
Dave
Enjoy,
Dave
Mason, be careful with that stuff. Any time you get wood in that is smothered in wax, it's a fair chance that it is not dry. It also will not dry well until it is wax free. However, once you remove the wax, expect some cracking & splitting. Be very careful of this stuff & keep a close eye on it. I have lost many good chunks of wood because I never handled it correctly. Kiln drying that stuff would have split & cracked it almost certainly. That's likely why it was set aside & waxed instead. Beautiful stuff, but be very cautious.
yes,it is only air dried and porbably not vey well and i expect to wait a year on it.i scrape the wax off the sides about 6" long and let it dry slowly form those bare spots.in other words i scrape off about a 3rd of the wax from the sides and i will let it sit for a year.i usually try to buy all of my stuff totally dry or at least under 10-12% so it just has to sit for a little while,but i had to have these pieces.
It doesn't look like cocobolo to me at all. I would swear it were desert Ironwood. It's incredible...
Do you have any pictures of the other ends of the pieces ?
Tom Penrose
Penrose Cues
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Do you have any pictures of the other ends of the pieces ?
Tom Penrose
Penrose Cues
Custom made cues and cue repairs
www.penrosecues.com
info@penrosecues.com
tel: +31 6 22866525
masonh said:here is a pic of some nice woods i just got in the mail today.again i know this isn't the right forum,but i don't know which is the right one.