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12-08-2014, 03:25 PM #1Senior Member
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Cocobolo Soon to be Extinct??
Was just informed by a custom grip maker that the snazzy Cocobolo grips I wanted for my S&W 629 would be no longer available.
Seems the government has put Cocobolo on the endangered list.
I don't think this is extremely recent news, but it seems the repercussions are being felt now (i.e I'm not getting those Cocobolo grips, that's for sure).
Anyway, just a heads up if you think you may want a set of scales in this excellent wood anytime in the future.
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12-08-2014, 04:02 PM #2Member
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yes it is a pretty wood, I have a supply of it and cant use it any more due to becoming allergic to the dust from working it, 629 is a fine choice, I have a few of the 29's but I bought an anaconda by colt and the smiths sit in the safe now. you should see my anaconda with curly maple target grips.
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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
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12-08-2014, 04:10 PM #4Senior Member
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Is not just COCO, are alot of woods that have put on the no longer can import anymore list.
Thats why I collect wood.criswilson10 likes this.CAUTION
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12-08-2014, 04:19 PM #5Senior Member
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Heres a pce of Lignum Vitae, the real deal I bought last yr,40ish lbs,You cannot find this stuff anymore.
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There are some fine looking blanks there. I always thought circassian walnut was very nice too.
Originally Posted by celticcrusader
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12-08-2014, 04:26 PM #7Senior Member
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Originally Posted by pixelfixed
how about this?
One Board Foot of Lignum Vitae World's Hardest Wood | eBay
or this. :P
True Lignum Vitae Wood Guaiacum Officinale Boats Bossing Mallet Ball Bearings | eBay//Magnus
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That stinks, because I love cocobolo!
We have no control of what other people do or say to us, but we have control to how we REACT !! GOD BLESS
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True, but at some point we have to stop Raping the planet of natural reasorces. Originally Posted by Walterbowens
That stinks, because I love cocobolo!CAUTION
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You can find it,but when it is gone, it is gone. Originally Posted by MrMagnus
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