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Cocobolo Slab Hall Table

The legs are Elm; all cut from the large slab in the 6th picture.

Finished with teak oil.

The two slabs on the table are Cocobolo, which is probably my favorite type of wood because of the beautiful heartwood. This was the first time I've worked with a Cocobolo slab. I was surprised by the very bright yellow sapwood. Does anyone know if/when it will fade?


There are areas where the sapwood is as bright yellow as a highlighter.
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This photo is my Cocobolo stock that I picked up on my last wood buying trip to Cropp Timber. The longest boards are two meters, they had to be cut from 3+ meters to fit in my van.

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Cocobolo is wonderful.
Great job on the table!
 

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Good looking table, I love to work with live edge slabs also, the slab kind of gives me direction. I have some cocobolo and have made projects out of it and it seems like it didn't take long at all for it to darken. That is the biggest hunk of cocobolo I have ever seen. thanks for sharing, great build.
 

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Really like it, you have a good eye for wood.
 

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Great job!
 

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Very cool table great wood and design.
 

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Great table and that wood choice is absolutely wonderful!
 

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That is some tight grained, defect free stuff. Love the live edge design. Thank you for sharing.
 

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Nice. i like seeing cocobolo being used in something other than guitars.
 
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