On Mar 30, 12:49 am, "Toller" wrote:
I bought a pallet of cocobolo scraps. Some of it looks just like rosewood,
but most of it is rather orange. I thought it was just normal variation
until I found a piece that was orange on one side and brown on the other.
I have some kingwood that was purple to start with, but browned up some
after I used it; presumably the cocobolo is doing the same?

It all darkens. Lovely stuff when it's fresh cut, though isn't it?

I got about 150 pounds for $50. About a quarter went to firewood
immediately

Poison ivy's cheaper and has the same effect on your lungs.

and the rest will probably be reduced by half when I trim it to
useable pieces, but still gives me a huge amount of wood for little
projects. Now I just need some little projects.

It's all usable down to the smallest chip.