Discover the Beauty of Bocote-Cordia Eleganoides
Bocote, also known as Cordia Eleganoides, is a highly sought-after exotic wood prized for its unique and stunning grain patterns. Each piece of Bocote is truly one-of-a-kind, with a range of colors that can vary from light brown to deep chocolate brown, with streaks of black, orange, and yellow.
Durable and Strong
Not only is Bocote visually stunning and highly durable and strong. With a Janka hardness rating of 2,010, Bocote is tougher than many other hardwoods commonly used in woodworking projects. This makes it an excellent choice for flooring, furniture, and other high-traffic areas that require a tough and long-lasting material.
Easy to Work With
Despite its durability, Bocote is surprisingly easy to work with. It has a straight grain pattern and a fine texture which make it easy to cut, sand, and shape. Bocote also glues and finishes well, making it an excellent choice for various woodworking projects.
Versatile Applications
Bocote's unique combination of beauty, strength, and ease of use make it a popular choice for a wide range of woodworking applications. From flooring to furniture, cabinetry to musical instruments, Bocote's versatility makes it an excellent choice for any project that demands the highest quality and most beautiful materials.
Material:
Bocote - Cordia Elaeagnoides
Bocote is sought for its great beauty and ease of working. Bocote is a particularly fine, beautiful wood, with colors varying from light to golden brown and variegated irregular markings. It has an attractive ray-fleck figure of quartersawn. Bocote is a strong, lustrous wood with medium and uniform texture and straight or shallowly interlocked grain. Woodworking properties include being easy to work with, responding well to both hand and machine tools, is easily glued, and taking nails and screws well. It also polishes to a smooth finish and stains and glues well.
PLEASE NOTE: Besides our standard return policy conditions, all costs incurred to ship wood back to Atlas will be at the buyer's expense. The wood cannot be machined in any way and must have our stamp on it.
Source Region: Mexico & Central America
