Allen Cocobolo

Cocobolo is a tropical hardwood of Central American trees. Only the heartwood of cocobolo is used; it is usually orange or reddish-brown, often with darker irregular traces weaving through the wood. The heartwood changes color after being cut, and can be polished to a lustrous, glassy finish.

All but a very small amount of Salt Shaker Woodworks was purchased from a Mr. Allen for whom I named this Cocobolo. Mr. Allen was a woodworker himself until health issues forced him to stop. Like me, Mr. Allen spent years gathering wood for use in his shop but now needed to get rid of it. I bought all the stock he had, much of which was reclaimed and some, like this beautiful exotic hardwood, he purchased. I was very fortunate to find Mr. Allen when I did. He had been trying to sell his stock for a while with no takers and was on the verge of dumping or burning all of it.