Central American Woods
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Yucatan Rosewood
$27.00 – $103.00
Yucatan Rosewood
$27.00 – $103.00Yucatan Rosewood is a hard, warm golden brown wood with darker-reddish brown grain and pale sapwood. It looks like a cross between Honduras Rosewood and Cocobolo, but does not have the allergenic properties of either of them. It polishes to a glass like shine as you can see in this dice bowl we turned from Yucatan Rosewood. As you probably already guessed this wood is native to the Yucatan Peninsula.
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Nogal (Peruvian or Tropical Walnut)
$42.00 – $167.00
Nogal (Peruvian or Tropical Walnut)
$42.00 – $167.00Nogal is similar to Black Walnut only much darker in appearance, and it is more uniformly colored. Other than that Nogal is almost identical to Black Walnut, only it’s larger and more black than its American cousin.
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Spanish Cedar
$27.00 – $103.00
Spanish Cedar
$27.00 – $103.00Spanish Cedar is one of those mysterious cases where its name makes absolutely no sense. This stuff is neither Spanish nor is it Cedar. It’s actually called Cedrela and it’s really a Mahogany from South/Central America masquerading as a Cedar from Spain. Spanish Cedar is THE wood for making cigar boxes as well as being the traditional wood used for the neck of a classical style guitar.
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Tigerwood (Goncalo Alves)
$27.00 – $103.00
Tigerwood (Goncalo Alves)
$27.00 – $103.00Tigerwood is a super fine grained wood with distinctive tiger striped pattern. Tigerwood is extremely dense and polishes to a high shine. It is a small tree that is found from Mexico to Brazil and has a tan coloration with light red and dark markings. It is commonly used for long bows and pool cues, as well as other fine wood turnings.
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Katalox (Mexican Ebony)
$42.00 – $167.00
Katalox (Mexican Ebony)
$42.00 – $167.00Katalox (pronounced kata-low-sh) is also called Mexican Ebony. It is a wonderful substitute for ebony, in my opinion it far surpasses any of the ebonies in sheer beauty. Using Katalox as a mere substitute for ebony is a travesty, however, since it overlooks the inherent qualities of the wood that put it a step above any ebony. Katalox is the color of blackberries and polishes to a full rich shine that enhances the deep burgundy and purple tones of the wood. Katalox is not black, even though it can pass for black, upon closer inspection there is a myriad of deep reds and rich royal violets just below the surface.
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Cocobolo
$42.00 – $167.00
Cocobolo
$42.00 – $167.00Cocobolo is an amazing wood and is fast becoming one of our best sellers. Cocobolo is a Rosewood from Mexico and has some of the most brilliant coloration of any Rosewood. It ranges from brilliant oranges to deep coffee colors all in the same die. Cocobolo’s colors range from deep browns to the the color of fire when fresh cut then deepens to a vibrant orange as it develops a patina from the oils in your hands. So the more you roll your dice the prettier they become. Regardless of its base color, Cocobolo has a wild striping caused by swirly dark streaks that appear throughout the wood.
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Jicarillo
$27.00 – $103.00
Jicarillo
$27.00 – $103.00A relative of snake wood. Jicarillo is noted for its black striping and tan coloration. Jicarillo is native to Honduras. Jicarillo is said to be a relative of snakewood, it’s is a dense and hard wood from Central America. The commonly reported scientific name by retailers, Brosimum guianensis, is completely unsubstantiated from any credible scientific sources.
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Honduran Mahogany
$27.00 – $103.00
Honduran Mahogany
$27.00 – $103.00This is genuine Mahogany. There are many Mahoganies, but Honduran Mahogany is the real McCoy. This is the Mahogany by which all other are judged. Honduran Mahogany was widely exploited for its shimmering beauty and put on the CITES list and thus limiting its international export to certified sustainable resources. As a result Honduran Mahogany is now grown on many plantations throughout Central America.
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Black Poisonwood (Caribbean Rosewood)
$42.00 – $167.00
Black Poisonwood (Caribbean Rosewood)
$42.00 – $167.00Chechen is also called Black Poisonwood, so named for its toxic black sap that can cause severe allergic reactions. Don’t worry, your dice won’t be poisonous: Chechen wood is perfectly safe to handle, and only its sap is toxic. Chechen can vary throughout a wide range of tones. Reds, oranges, browns, and contrasting dark stripes characterize this wood. This variation makes each set of dice extremely unique. While not a true rosewood, it’s often sold under the name Caribbean Rosewood due to its density and rosewood-like coloration.
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Chakte Kok (Red Heart)
$27.00 – $103.00
Chakte Kok (Red Heart)
$27.00 – $103.00Chakte Kok is a buttery smooth wood related to Chake Viga. It has a vivid red color that will fade in strong UV light to orange (keep these dice out of the sun if you want them to stay red). We coat these dice in a uv protectant to keep the fading to a minimum. It can have strongly defined stripes of red and blue/black, when it does they look amazing. Also known as Red Heart, (though they are two different species their wood is identical and often sold interchangeably) Chakte Kok is native to Southern Mexico, Brazil and Paraguay
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Chakte Viga
$27.00 – $103.00
Chakte Viga
$27.00 – $103.00Chakte Viga is a tropical wood that is sought for the unrivaled orange color tone that the heartwood is renowned for. Ranging in shades from light yellow/orange to a deep burnt orange with hints of red, Chakte Viga’s color will deepen with age and exposure. It has a buttery smooth texture when worked and is valued by jewelers for inlays since it can be shaped to fine detail and buffed to a glass like polish. Very fine texture with a closed grain, it sometimes displays an interlocked grain that creates figuring.
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Lignum Vitae (Guaiacum or True)
$63.00 – $273.00
Lignum Vitae (Guaiacum or True)
$63.00 – $273.00Lignum Vitae, or the Tree of Life, is an Iron Wood, that has a myriad of uses. From being one of the best self lubricating bearings for wet environments, to medicinal tea, this wood is a highly valued resource. It’s also the heaviest wood in the world. It was used as the main prop shaft bearing on the USS Nautilus, the world’s first nuclear powered submarine as well as most of the Liberty Ships during WWII.
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