"Between Heaven and Earth"

By customer Christian Burchard using some of our Cocobolo. Photo given to us back in 1996. We have seen some really interesting projects over the years, especially out of our cocobolo rosewood.

Cocobolo Desk by one of our Customers

Koa Table with solid Ebony legs

Emailed to us by one of our customers. Solid koa top with solid ebony legs.

Some more projects by our good friend Gorst Duplessis

Surfboard quality Balsa 12/4 lumber.

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Surfboard quality Balsa has been in short supply with high demand for some time now.
We have committed to a mill in So. America to take all their 9' and 10 ' stock.

Although we are known for our rare exotic hardwoods, we are now stocking Balsa for high end surfboards.


The word is getting out that we have this stock and local So. Cal. shapers are coming in.

It will be great to see what is done with this stuff.
Maybe I'll see some out in the water!


It takes about 60 board feet, + or - of Balsa to make a 10 ft. blank.
About $400 - $430 worth of wood.


The best Balsa grows on the equator with an average weight of 10 lbs. per cubic foot.

Other uses are aircraft, flotation filler, model making, and I think I saw John Wayne break a chair over another guy in a bar room brawl made of Balsa.

Balsa is a fast growing tree and is considered a crop!
Three to five years to get good quality lumber.


Your welcome to give us a call at 760-434-3030 if you have any questions or just stop by the shop and have a look.

Thanks,

Mitch

A couple Jewelry Boxes by customer Andrew Hughes

Jewelry box made out of some of our asian striped ebony
This one is a James Krenov inspired jewelry box. Made out of mahogany with pearwood top and bottom. Very Nice.

Carved Bowl by customer Ed Koenig

Ed purchased this cocobolo at this years AAW Symposium in Richmond, VA.

He got a beautiful dead cocobolo log that had fallen many years ago in the mountains of central Mexico.

No bark or sapwood was on the log.

The center pith was very tight too.

Some of the nicest color comes from these logs.

The Mexican Forestry requires us to have these logs in our inventory when we bring cocobolo from the cutting sites.

I feel it will not be long before cocobolo is listed on CITIES and not available as a commercial wood as it is now.

I am hoping in the future we will be able to get CITIES permits for "dead" cocobolo trees, but this will be very expensive.