Loess Hills Outfitters Quality Exotic Woods Description.
Cocobolo: Cocobolo is an exotic wood native to Mexico, Panama, Costa Rica, and Nicaragua, and is favored for custom pool cues, fine furniture and cabinetry, inlays, and musical instruments. The wood is very durable and strong, with a fine texture. It is extremely beautiful, ranging in color from dark red to reddish brown, with an irregular grain pattern. Cocobolo has fantastic working characteristics, making it a favorite for turning and carving, and finishes very smoothly.
Average Dry Weight (?) : 68 lbs/ft3 (1100 kg/m3) | Janka Hardness (?) : 1136lbf (5053 N) | Specific Gravity (?) : 1.10
Bocote: Bocote is an exotic wood native to Mexico, Central America, and the West Indies. It features a wide range of grain patterns from straight to wild, with curved lines and swirls. The color ranges from golden brown to tan to golden yellow. It is a hard, heavy, and dense wood, strong and stiff, with a medium exture. Mainly used for custom pool cues, cabinetry, veneer, furniture, inlays, knife handles, and pens. It polishes well with wax or polyurethane, and will take a moderately high natural gloss.
Average Dry Weight (?) : 50 lbs/ft3 (800 kg/m3) | Janka Hardness (?) : 2200lbf (9786 N) | Specific Gravity (?) : 0.73
Padauk: Padauk is an exotic wood that is a bright orange or almost crimson wood when freshly cut, but oxidizes to a darker, rich purple-brown over time - although it stays redder than Indian Rosewood. Slightly harder and heavier than Indian Rosewood it is a good wood in all respects - stable, and easy to work with. It often grows in small groups and is reported to be common in dense equatorial rain forests.
Average Dry Weight (?) : 45 lbs/ft3 (720 kg/m3) | Janka Hardness (?) : 2219lbf (9871 N) | Specific Gravity (?) : 0.72
