Thread: Cocobolo Soon to be Extinct??

Originally Posted by pixelfixed

True, but at some point we have to stop Raping the planet of natural reasorces.

Are there any witnesses ? I'll believe it when I see it, a bunch of people making accusations doesn't prove anything ............ or does it ....... ?

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Originally Posted by pixelfixed

True, but at some point we have to stop Raping the planet of natural reasorces.

Yeah, it's not like the wood just grows on trees...

Originally Posted by Bentlink

Yeah, it's not like the wood just grows on trees...

Trees are a renewable resource, unfortunately if they are not replanted there is no renewal. A lot of these wood that we prize so much are very slow growing to boot. Add to that the very destructive, to the environment, and unregulated harvesting methods used in places where these exotic woods grow and you are on the road to extinction. Raping it is.

Bob

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This ebay guy has Cocobolo and is very approachable with regards to your needs.
I've dealt with him many times and he's a delight to work with.
LINK: http://www.ebay.com.au/usr/rastamanw...p2047675.l2559

Originally Posted by celticcrusader

If you can afford it get the finest gun stock wood money can buy Turkish Walnut there's no accident the worlds finest gunmakers Purdey Holland & Holland use it for their stocks. Turkish Wood Blanks - Rifle Blanks Page

My favorite gunstock wood. I recall some of my customers paying upwards of $1500.00 for a blank. Fine checkering points up nicely. Just a beautiful wood.

I guess Martin Guitars with be made from plastic soon. Ooops, that's oil based. Maybe they can make guitars from solar.

Originally Posted by bongo

This ebay guy has Cocobolo and is very approachable with regards to your needs.
I've dealt with him many times and he's a delight to work with.
LINK: rastamanwood on eBay

Chaffee (rastamanwood) is a cool guy, he even cuts some 1/8th-3/16th blanks for razor scales, which makes it allot easier then trying to cut down a thicker piece your self. This is where I've been sourcing all my wood for scales.

CRAP NOW MY SECRET IS OUT!

Originally Posted by JimmyHAD

Are there any witnesses ? I'll believe it when I see it, a bunch of people making accusations doesn't prove anything ............ or does it ....... ?

Oops ........ sorry ......... wrong thread ...........

I think those trees had it coming to them! They shouldn't have been so beautiful.

My espresso machine is decked out in Amboyna burl knobs and portafilter handle. By the time I wanted a matching tamper handle the price had tripled. Many of our thousand year old redwoods here in the US are being illegally poached for the burl. I'm a bit more educated and sensitive to what I allow myself to use for pleasure when there are more than adequate substitutes.