COMMON NAMES:   Cocobolo, granadillo, palo negro

SPECIFIC GRAVITY:   0.8 - 0.98

DENSITY:  62 - 76 lbs./cu.ft.

TANGENTIAL MOVEMENT:   4%

RADIAL MOVEMENT:   2%

VOLUMETRIC SHRINKAGE:   6%

DURABILITY1:   Very good

SOURCE:  Pacific regions of Central America from Panama to SW Mexico

DESCRIPTION:   A very heavy and strong wood. Heartwood consists of variegated streaks of dark brown, rich red, orange red, and yellow. Grain varies and is irregular, but texture is fine and uniformed. Fair workability with hand and machine tools, although it has a medium blunting effect on edges. Used for turnery, wooden jewelry, cutlery handles, brushbacks, small trinkets, and inlay work on furniture.

1 Durability refers to a wood's resistance to rotting in wet environments.