Cocobolo on the wood splitter!

[greenmtnguy]

I bought some sections of Cocobolo with the centers missing. They were too large for the 14" bandsaw and too small for the bandsaw mill. What's a guy to do.?

 

[low_48]

Couldn't you just split it in half then bandsaw? Seems a little wasteful.

 

[greggas]

Alton, Was it hard to split?

 

[greenmtnguy]

Couldn't you just split it in half then bandsaw? Seems a little wasteful.

The centers were gone and way too large and heavy for the bandsaw.

 

[greenmtnguy]

Alton, Was it hard to split?

Easy splitting. Probably because the centers were gone and it is straight grained.

 

[robutacion]

I bought some sections of Cocobolo with the centers missing. They were too large for the 14" bandsaw and too small for the bandsaw mill. What's a guy to do.?

Hey...!, a man gotta do what a man gotta do, huh...!:wink::biggrin:

It did the trick, that's all it counts, in my book...!

Nice blanks, I see in there.

Cheers
George

 

[Cwalker935]

Just curious, how did cocobolo in that form show up in Vermont?

 

[robutacion]

Just curious, how did cocobolo in that form show up in Vermont?

Yes, a very pertinent question, I've thought of the same, myself...!

George

 

[sbell111]

I thought that cocobolo only grew to about a foot in diameter.

 

[wolftat]

Ill bet that burns great in your fireplace.

 

[triw51]

"I bought some sections of Cocobolo with the centers missing. They were too large for the 14" bandsaw and too small for the bandsaw mill. What's a guy to do.? "
Send it to me that is what a guy is to do.................. Just my humble opinion

 

[Trey]

May be a bit before we see anything from those pieces, but I can see some gorgeous grain in them there bits! Outstanding buy IMHO!

 

[vtgaryw]

It grows wild here in Vermont. We burn it to boil our sap.

-gary

Just curious, how did cocobolo in that form show up in Vermont?

 

[greenmtnguy]

Just curious, how did cocobolo in that form show up in Vermont?

I bought it off an exotic wood dealer that travels to Mexico and deals direct with a sawmill. I never did hear how he was interested in it in it's form as it was. He has imported containers of Cocobolo that are fumigated before they enter the country. I believe those days are over as Cocobolo has come under some sort of protection-CITIES i believe.

 

[greenmtnguy]

I thought that cocobolo only grew to about a foot in diameter.

He has sawn some over 2 feet wide. Not a lot granted, but it will bring a huge premium.

 

[greenmtnguy]

It grows wild here in Vermont. We burn it to boil our sap.

-gary

I have seen his grilling pile. Enough to bring tears to us pen turners. And Cocobolo does burn very hot. Useless scraps only end up in the wood stove. They have a small fire in the shop burning scraps I have to look through when I visit. You never know what you may find there. Ebony, Bocote, the list goes on.

 

[Cwalker935]

It grows wild here in Vermont. We burn it to boil our sap.

-gary

I have seen his grilling pile. Enough to bring tears to us pen turners. And Cocobolo does burn very hot. Useless scraps only end up in the wood stove. They have a small fire in the shop burning scraps I have to look through when I visit. You never know what you may find there. Ebony, Bocote, the list goes on.

What? I am halfway to Gary's house in my pick-up with a load of seasoned white oak to trade for some of that cocobolo. You mean that he was pulling my leg?

 

[vtgaryw]

Oak I don't need. I'm building a band saw mill to harvest some of the 15,000 board fee I already have.

When the sap is flowing in the spring and my wood pile is gone like this past year, I will burn *anything* I can get my hands on.

-gary

It grows wild here in Vermont. We burn it to boil our sap.

-gary

I have seen his grilling pile. Enough to bring tears to us pen turners. And Cocobolo does burn very hot. Useless scraps only end up in the wood stove. They have a small fire in the shop burning scraps I have to look through when I visit. You never know what you may find there. Ebony, Bocote, the list goes on.

What? I am halfway to Gary's house in my pick-up with a load of seasoned white oak to trade for some of that cocobolo. You mean that he was pulling my leg?