Two NEW turning square bundles added to the Online Store...

Due to customer demand, we have added the following two bundles to go along with our Best-Selling "Flat Rate" Cocobolo and Bocote bundles
(Shipping included to anywhere in the USA!)


-21 pcs (Wenge)-1.5" x 1.5" x 10-12"ONLY $80.00 (Shipping included!)




-20 pcs (Mixed Species)- 1.5" x 1.5" x 12" ONLY $80.00 (Shipping included!)
(Any combination of Cocobolo, Bocote, or Wenge!)


To see all our other great valued turning square bundles, please click here.

Cocobolo & Bocote crotch bases now available! Check them out....

As promised, we just added new pictures of all the large Cocobolo and Bocote crotch pieces here at the shop.

Each section is truly unique and would make fantastic bases for coffee or end tables
(match one of these up with a custom glass top and you will definitely have a jaw-dropping piece of furniture!)

See below for some example of the pieces listed online, enjoy!
Click here to view available pieces.














(click here to see all the above pieces posted on our online store)

Feel free to give us a call if you see something you like
760.434.3030

One of our favorites...

No matter how many pieces we come across, it's hard to beat a nice piece of highly figured Bocote!

Click here to view available pieces.

Guitars by Dean Moore

Customer Dean Moore recently sent us these beautiful pictures of some acoustic guitars he just finished using some of our Bocote and Cocobolo.

Dean used to live about 30 minutes north of us in San Clemente, Ca and was always a frequent visitor to our shop whenever he had some extra time to drive down.

You may remember us posting images of his gorgeous jewelry boxes a few years back.

Recently Dean and his wife relocated to Pacific Northwest and he now fully dedicates his time to guitar making.

Below are some images of two of his guitars along with his insight into the workability of Bocote and Cocobolo as a luthier grade tone wood-

From Dean's email-

"....here are two in my current collection which are made from sets I got from you just before leaving SoCal - Bocote and Cocobolo...the glue-up and finishing process is about the same (Bocote and Cocobolo) from what I can tell. The Bocote is a little difficult to glue just like the Cocobolo so the same preparations apply although the Bocote does not seem to be quite as oily or resinous as the Cocobolo. Even so, I found it helpful to wash the glue joints with acetone before gluing just as I do with Cocobolo. I also find that the glued joint is stronger if the mating surfaces are not sanded finer than 150 grit with all woods but especially with woods like Bocote and Cocobolo..."

If you are interested in trying out some of our Acoustic guitar sets, we have several listed on our online store.

Click here to see our customer gallery.

Parota Rounds and more!

How are these settings for ideas.

We decided to lay out some pieces here at the shop to display a few of our sale items and came up with these two interesting settings.

Parota Round slab top on a Redwood Stump base!

(This is a 40" x 70" table [approximate dimensions])

Bocote Slab top on a Redwood Stump base!

(This is a 18" x 38" table [approximate dimensions])

Again, these are just ideas we thought we'd share.

What do you think? We would appreciate your feedback!

Guitar Sets!

Cocobolo sets-were $150/set On Sale $100/set!
Bocote sets-were $135/set On Sale $80/set!
Primavera sets-were $50/set On Sale $25/set!

Click here to view available musical stock.

Bocote Squares.

How about our Bocote Turning Squares this time around?

We need to clean these up too!

Here's a cart full of our thicker material.

(2.5", 3.0", 4.0" and a couple of 5.0" squares)

A few passes through the planer and...

Look at the figure of some of these pieces!

How about these 12" long squares!

Don't miss out on these, we do not have many thick squares left.

Perfect for all sort of projects and they seem pretty dry as well.

Keep an eye out. We may be showcasing them in our Online Store.

Or, as you all may know, feel free to stop by the shop or call us with further inquiries.

Neat Bocote Guitar Sides

While going through our stack of Bocote musical stock, came across about 5 sets of Bocote sides with this neat figure!
Unique looking stuff!

June TEH Special!-Cocobolo Square Bundles SHIPPING INCLUDED!

Although the TEH June Newsletter doesn't go out for a couple days, we wanted to inform all of you of this month's special!

Various sized Cocobolo turning squares bundles (1.5-3" thick) with shipping included to anywhere in the USA (inc. Hawaii & Alaska!)

Here is a brief run-down on what's available.

20 pcs- 1.5" x 1.5" x 12" Cocobolo for ONLY $80.00
*SHIPPING INCLUDED

This bundle is also available in Bocote!


10 pcs- 2" x 2" x 12" Cocobolo for ONLY $80.00
*SHIPPING INCLUDED


3 pcs- 3" x 3" x 12" Cocobolo for ONLY $80.00
*SHIPPING INCLUDED


4 pcs- 3" x 3" x 12" Cocobolo for ONLY $100.00
*SHIPPING INCLUDED

We can fit a fourth 3" x 3" x 12" into the prepackaged box if we mill it down to 2.75" square. Shipping is still included, you just pay an extra $20 for the extra square!



Here are some images of 10 bundles that are going out today!

Feel free to give us a call (760.434.3030) if you would like to place your order over the phone or click here to purchase via the online store.

Just Added-Highly Figured Bocote Lumber on the Online Store!

Over 30 piece just added online
Click here to view lumber on the Online Store


*Also Added!
More highly figured bundles of Cocobolo turning squares
(Remember our special for the month of May is 20% off 2 or more bundles of H.F. Squares!)

More Highly Figured Bocote for the Online Store!

Taking pictures of these beautiful pieces as we speak. Should have them online by today or tomorrow.
Really neat looking stuff thus time around!

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A Few More Pieces of Highly Figured Bocote

Here are some pretty pieces we just found!

To view more lumber, click here.

The exotic wood "cut-off" bin is looking healthy!

Just finished cleaning up the back of the shop and piled a whole bunch of neat exotic scraps into the "cut-off" bin.

Cocobolo, Bocote, Swiss Pear, and even some Macassar Ebony that was trimmed off the Clearance Macassar that just came in!

Drop on by the shop and dig through the pile and pick out what you want.

$2.50/lbs

$1.50/lbs (50 lbs or more)

Feel free to call us if you have any other questions
760.434.3030

Bocote Japanese Pull Saw Handle by Paul Mattlin

Paul sent us these images of a bocote handle he added to a Japanese pull saw.

This type of saw is used in traditional Japanese woodworking and carpentry. These saws cut very quickly and easily on the pull stroke unlike European saws that cut on the push stroke. They also allow for thinner blades that cut more efficiently and leave a narrower kerf.

Pretty neat, huh?!

Thanks Paul for the great pictures!

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Pieces by Customer Richard Keene

Customer Richard Keene just dropped by the shop to show us his latest creations.

Richard loves all types tight grained woods from around world and hates throwing off cuts away. (hence his neat designs)

What really caught our eyes are his neat little exotic wood thimbles, check them out-








Want to pick up one his thimbles (he says they are his best seller), give Richard a call at 951-927-5307

View our customer gallery here.