Mexican Cocobolo Knife Handle Blanks

The wood is very oily which makes it difficult to glue but on the plus side the oiliness makes it easy to produce a fantastic polish on finished pieces. Wear a respirator mask when working Cocobolo as the dust can produce asthma-like reactions. Cocobolo is a small to medium sized tree and is found mainly in Mexico, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, and Panama.

Due to CITES regulations, we can only ship this species to customers in the United States.

This item is a group of 10 pieces. The image is representative of what you will receive, but not these exact pieces. These have been stashed in one of our warehouses for probably 25 years. If you look at the pieces that we book-matched, you can see there is some oxidation that penetrates the surface a ways. If you have any additional questions, please don't hesitate to call.

Item Number: OS95

African Blackwood 2 piece Duck Call Blank Sets

The heartwood is purplish to brownish-black with dark gray streaks giving an overall impression of being black. Lustrous with an attractive inner chatoyance. Very hard, heavy, close-grained, and virtually free from pores. Its stability and lovely tonal qualities make it an excellent instrument wood.

Due to CITES regulations, we can only ship this species to customers in the United States.

Item Number: OS94

African Blackwood 14 piece Bagpipe Set

African Blackwood has long been a favorite for bagpipes for several reasons, i.e. beauty, turnability, high degree of dimensional stability, and because of its oiliness it is little if at all effected by saliva. The sets we sell today were originally milled in Africa during the 2016/2017 season. Each square has a chalked number corresponding to an enclosed key which lists sizes in both metric and imperial.

Due to CITES regulations, we can only ship this species to customers in the United States.

$400.00/set (ask about discounts for 3 or more sets)

1 piece 2 3/8 x 2 3/8 x 12 5/16" or in metric 58 x 58 x 312
1 piece 1 15/16 x 1 15/16 x 12 5/16" or in metric 48 x 48 x 312
1 piece 1 5/8 x 1 5/8 x 12 5/16" or in metric 41 x 41 x 312
2 pieces 2 1/4 x 2 1/4 x 9" or in metric 57 x 57 x 227
2 pieces 1 5/8 x 1 5/8 x 9 7/8" or in metric 41 x 41 x 247
1 piece 1 5/8 x 1 5/8 x 8 3/4" or in metric 41 x 41 x 221
1 piece 1 7/8 x 1 7/8 x 7 7/8" or in metric 48 x 48 x 197
2 pieces 1 7/8 x 1 7/8 x 6 1/2" or in metric 47 x 47 x 162
1 piece 1 x 7/8 x1 7/8 x 4 7/8" or in metric 47 x 47 x 121
1 piece 1 7/8 x 1 7/8 x 4 3/4" or in metric 47 x 47 x 117
1 piece 1 7/8 x1 7/8 x 15 3/8" or in metric 45 x 45 x 388

Item Number: OS92

African Blackwood Bell Blanks Box

The heartwood is purplish to brownish-black with dark gray streaks giving an overall impression of being black. Lustrous with an attractive inner chatoyance. Very hard, heavy, close-grained, and virtually free from pores. Its stability and lovely tonal qualities make it an excellent instrument wood.

Due to CITES regulations, we can only ship this species to customers in the United States.

They are an odd size to make it easier to turn the bell or flared end of a clarinet. On one end they are 2 3/4-3 1/4" square and the other end is 1 3/8-1 5/8" square with tapered sides as in the photo. Length is 4 1/2-5".

18 pieces per box.

Item Number: OS89

Brazilian Kingwood Knife Handle Bundles

A true rosewood. The wood is variegated with different shades of purple and darker stripes. The specific gravity is 1.2 so it is hard and heavy. Used for inlays and bandings, turnery, and fancy furniture accessories.

Due to CITES regulations, we can only ship this species to customers in the United States.

10 pieces per bundle.
Ask about quantity discounts.

Item Number: OS85

Pen Blank Assortment

20 rare and exotic pen blanks. At least 12 different mostly imported species in every box. Nearly all rare and exotic species.

The pieces show in this photograph are representative of the pieces you will receive, but may not exactly match the species shown.

Item Number: OS81

African Blackwood Turning Squares

The heartwood is purplish to brownish-black with dark gray streaks giving an overall impression of being black. Lustrous with an attractive inner chatoyance. Very hard, heavy, close-grained, and virtually free from pores. Its stability and lovely tonal qualities make it an excellent instrument wood.

If you buy 50 or more of this item, the price is $2.00 each. Call us for this pricing.

Due to CITES regulations, we can only ship this species to customers in the United States.

Item Number: OS79

East Indian Rosewood Thins Bundle - 50 pcs

This is grown on plantations in Indonesia where it is called Sonokeling. Excellent for jewelry boxes, drawer faces, inlays, chopsticks, and other precious objects.

This is for a bundle of 50 thins.

Due to CITES regulations, we can only ship this species to customers in the United States.

Item Number: OS78

African Blackwood Turning Squares Barrel

The heartwood of African Blackwood (Dalbergia melanoxylon) is purplish to brownish-black with dark gray streaks giving an overall impression of being black. Lustrous with an attractive inner chatoyance. Very hard, heavy, close-grained, and virtually free from pores. Some squares may have sapwood corners or more, burly or wild grain, occasional bug holes, small inclusions, small checks, etc., i.e. they have the small defects common to Blackwood. Still, I have milled thousands of these and have produced beautiful turning squares with many of them instrument-quality.

We have had to make a slight change on how we are charging for our barrels of Blackwood squares. We have been importing these from Africa for nearly 40 years. In that time they have always measured pretty much the same sizes, i.e., 1 3/8-1 1/2" square x 7 1/2-8 1/2" long.

$2250.00 is the average price on one of these barrels. Your barrel may be slightly more or less depending on the number of squares and how much the barrel weighs when full. The actual price is $5.00 per pound and we usually get about 450 pounds of squares per barrel.

The price has gone up because we are out of our old stock. The squares in the barrel now are going to be of higher quality than they were previously. We expect to have more stock closer to the previous price later in the year, but due to the global pandemic, an exact timeline is not possible.

The barrel will ship via freight truck. Please call us if you have any questions. 503-274-1271

Due to CITES regulations, we can only ship this species to customers in the United States.

Item Number: OS77

$2250.00

ea. pc. 1 3/8-1 9/16 x 1 3/8-1 9/16 x 9-14"

Madagascar Ebony Turning Squares

This Ebony is unsurpassed for its beauty and blackness. It is fairly fine-textured and takes a high polish. Finest ebony in the world. Rare.

This species has been newly added to the CITES list and as a consequence, we are limiting sales to the United States only.

Price below is per piece.

Please call for discounts in quantities more than 50 pieces.

Item Number: OS71

African Blackwood Turning Squares

The heartwood is purplish to brownish-black with dark gray streaks giving an overall impression of being black. Lustrous with an attractive inner chatoyance. Very hard, heavy, close-grained, and virtually free from pores. Its stability and lovely tonal qualities make it an excellent instrument wood.

Price below is per piece.
Call for quantity pricing.

Due to CITES regulations, we can only ship this species to customers in the United States.

Item Number: OS70

African Blackwood Thins

The heartwood is purplish to brownish-black with dark gray streaks giving an overall impression of being black. Lustrous with an attractive inner chatoyance. Very hard, heavy, close-grained, and virtually free from pores. Its stability and lovely tonal qualities make it an excellent instrument wood.

Price below is per piece.

Due to CITES regulations, we can only ship this species to customers in the United States.

Item Number: OS66

East Indian Rosewood Turning Squares

These rare squares are from a consignment of old-growth wood that we have had for at least twenty years. Fairly hard and heavy and finishes to a nice polish. Rich & elegant looking. India.

Price below is per square.

Due to CITES regulations, we can only ship this species to customers in the United States.

Item Number: OS65

Santos Rosewood Turning Squares

This wood has gained in popularity since the early 1990's when Brazilian Rosewood was designated an endangered species. Furniture manufacturers used it as a Brazilian Rosewood substitute but it stands on its own as an instrument tone wood.

The price below is per square.

Item Number: OS63

Honduras Rosewood Turning Squares

A true rosewood, most of our stock comes from Belize. Smelling like stored apples, it is a lovely wood to turn and takes a fantastic polish. Getting scarce on the world market. U.S.A. sales only.

The price below is per square.

Due to CITES regulations, we can only ship this species to customers in the United States.

Item Number: OS62

Pernambuco Bowl Blanks

Also called Ibirapitanga and Pau Brazil, this once important dyewood gave origin to the name of Brazil. It is now facing extinction over most of its growth area and is listed by CITES as endangered. The color of the heartwood is yellowish-brown to orange and is fine-grained, hard, and heavy. Rare. USA sales only.

Item Number: OS56

African Blackwood Reject Clarinet Bell Blanks

The heartwood is purplish to brownish-black with dark gray streaks giving an overall impression of being black. Lustrous with an attractive inner chatoyance. Very hard, heavy, close-grained, and virtually free from pores. Its main use is in turning, and it claims the title of the finest of turnery woods, well known as the standard by which other turnery woods are judged. Long a favorite of ornamental turners, the nature of the wood allows very fine detail with sharp cutters, leaving a beautiful, burnished surface. Some blanks may have sapwood corners or more, burly or wild grain, occasional bug holes, small inclusions, small checks, i.e. they have the small defects common to Blackwood. They are an odd size to make it easier to turn the bell or flared end of a clarinet.

On one end they are 2 3/4-3 1/4" square and the other end is 1 3/8-1 5/8" square with tapered sides as in the photo. Length is 4 1/2-5".

Due to CITES regulations, we can only ship this species to customers in the United States.

Item Number: OS53

African Blackwood Turning Squares/Pool Cue Blanks

The heartwood is purplish to brownish-black with dark gray streaks giving an overall impression of being black. Lustrous with an attractive inner chatoyance. Very hard, heavy, close-grained, and virtually free from pores. Slightly oily to the touch. The sapwood is straw colored to a bright yellow and can be as wide as 2". African Blackwood can weigh as much as 85 lbs per cubic foot. It is used for marquetry, inlays, knife handles, game calls, pistol grips, pool cue butts, chess pieces, jewelry, and other precious arts and crafts. But its main use is in turning, and it claims the title of the finest of turnery woods, well known as the standard by which other turnery woods are judged. Long a favorite of ornamental turners, the nature of the wood allows very fine detail with sharp cutters, leaving a beautiful, burnished surface. Its stability, oily nature, resistance to moisture, and lovely finishing qualities make it superior to other timbers. These are best quality squares. Rare.

Due to CITES regulations, we can only ship this species to customers in the United States.

Item Number: OS52

African Blackwood Turning Squares

The heartwood is purplish to brownish-black with dark gray streaks giving an overall impression of being black. Lustrous with an attractive inner chatoyance. Very hard, heavy, close-grained, and virtually free from pores. Its stability and lovely tonal qualities make it an excellent instrument wood.

These are rough, not surfaced squares. Top grade. Price below is per square.

Due to CITES regulations, we can only ship this species to customers in the United States.

Item Number: OS43

African Blackwood Turning Squares Bag

We have in stock a large quantity of African Blackwood or Grenadillo squares from East Africa. They are all roughsawn just as the mill produced them and range in size from approximately 1 3/8 x 1 3/8 up to 1 5/8 x 1 5/8 with lengths of between 7 and 15 inches. Some squares may have sapwood corners, burly or wild grain, occasional bug holes, or small inclusions, i.e. they have the small defects common to Blackwood. I have milled thousands of these and have produced beautiful turning squares with many of them instrument-quality. They arrive in bags weighing between 60 and 70 lbs. Buy a bag and save $$$. We will kick out any that are too defected and box up 60 pieces for $480. That is only $8 per piece. For larger quantities call us for prices.

The price below is for 60 pieces.

To add additional bags to your cart, simply change the quantity field in the shopping cart to reflect how many you would like and press the "update cart" button.

Due to CITES regulations, we can only ship this species to customers in the United States.

Item Number: OS25

Bloodwood Turning Squares

Also called Satine, Cacique, and Cardinalwood. The heartwood is a rich strawberry red, in sharp contrast to the light colored sapwood. Takes a high, lustrous finish. Air dried.

Rough-not surfaced.

The price below is per square.

To add additional squares to your cart, simply change the quantity field in the shopping cart to reflect how many you would like and press the "update cart" button.

Item Number: OS12

Brazilian Bloodwood Bowl Blanks

Also called Satine, Cacique, and Cardinalwood. The heartwood is a rich strawberry red, in sharp contrast to the light colored sapwood. Takes a high, lustrous finish. Air dried.

The price below is per blank.

To add additional blanks to your cart, simply change the quantity field in the shopping cart to reflect how many you would like and press the "update cart" button.

Item Number: OS11

Spanish Cedar Thinwood

Also called Cigar Box Cedar because of its aromatic scent and its wide use in tobacco humidors. It resembles the wood of South American Mahogany to which it is related. Heartwood color varies from a light pinkish brown to reddish brown. It is fairly light in weight.

Perfect for lining humidors and other boxes and chests.

The price below is for one piece.

To add additional pieces to your cart, simply change the quantity field in the shopping cart to reflect how many you would like and press the "update cart" button.

Due to CITES regulations, we can only ship this species to customers in the United States.

Item Number: OS4