What kind of wood is this one????

FLYINGSNAIL

FLYINGSNAIL

Koo Cues
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Hi
I have this one turn to round a while back. I don't remember what kind of wood this is:o. I don't think is BOCOTE..

thanks ahead,

Kenny

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looks like some Coco i got from West Penn last year.they were selling it as fiery Coco and it is fiery.
 
Looks like bocote to me. Hard to tell from the pics but the wood appears more goldish than reddish..hence bocote.
 
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Hard to tell from the photos but bacote is my guess. Density of the wood would help in the comparison. Cocobola is much denser I believe. The grain is much finer and compact too.
Great looking piece of wood though.
Tom Gedris, Triple Cross Cues:cool:
 
turning quality

you could always take a small pass on it and see how the dust/flakes come off.

might give you a better idea, as coco and bocote slightly turn differently.

doubt it's EI rosewood, but turning it would definitely rule in/out EI rosewood, as it it flakes completely differently than coco/bocote.

eitherway, nice piece of wood.
 
FLYINGSNAIL said:
Hi
I have this one turn to round a while back. I don't remember what kind of wood this is:o. I don't think is BOCOTE..

thanks ahead,

Kenny

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If I'm not sure, I can almost always tell when drilling. Bocote would be my guess from the pics, possibly Ziricote but they all have a distinctive smell when drilling.
 
Other than mine has birds eyes....this piece looks very similar to a cue I have made of Louro Preto, which is a Brazilian bocote.

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Lisa
 
Kenny,when you cut it and take a huge sniff,does it smell like cinnamon and your throat start closing up?
 
masonh said:
Kenny,when you cut it and take a huge sniff,does it smell like cinnamon and your throat start closing up?
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I took a cut a month ago. I don't remember smelling anything. Oh... I have a dust mask on and taper shaper is inside of the box that I builded:p:p.
 
Oh... I have a dust mask on and taper shaper is inside of the box that I builded.
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that sounds way too safe:wink:.seriously though i think it's Coco,but take a little wiff next time and you will know for sure.
 
hey Kenny,i just remembered that i sold you some wood last year.i ad 2 pieces of that Fiery Cocobolo that i bought from West Penn and now i only have one so that must be the other.

should make an awesome cue.i am starting on my other one next week with a Curly Asian Satinwood handle.
 
masonh said:
hey Kenny,i just remembered that i sold you some wood last year.i ad 2 pieces of that Fiery Cocobolo that i bought from West Penn and now i only have one so that must be the other.

should make an awesome cue.i am starting on my other one next week with a Curly Asian Satinwood handle.
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That particular type of coco looks awesome with ebony, IMO. I have a few pieces & have been looking for more but it's tough to find. Literally looks like it's on fire, except the flames are black & the base color is yellow/orange.
 
forgot...

Hey masonh,

I forgot to lable on this piece and could not remember who I got it from:embarrassed2:. Now that you said and I remember I got from you when you were selling those woods:grin-square:. I need one more piece do you have anymore?

Kenny
 
no,only the one and i have it committed to a cue for an AZ'er.i have never seen any more Cocobolo like that anywhere,but if i do run across any i will send you a PM.
 
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