My Local exotic wood store has several pieces of Cocobolo slabs. My wife is in Love with this wood. I however lack the creative mind to do something with it. I want to get this for her for Christmas and build something nice. Please give me some ideas.
If you have a way of getting it resawn, it would certainly yield a beautiful jewelry box. Otherwise, I'd be tempted to leave it as is, live edge and all, and turn it into a garden bench.
I'm going to go with…...something beautiful!!! What a wonderful piece. I mean, a benchseat is obvious. It looks like you've got enough thickness to resaw and bookmatch something nice like a jewelry cabinet. I have a few large slabs of nice wood and I feel guilty "parting them out". Like you, I'm trying to find something to honor both the wood and the recipient. Good luck!
edit: Charlie, you posted while I was typing. I wasn't minimizing your benchseat idea, lol
That is an awesome piece, take your time and think about it. Dont want to second guess it after you have made a few cuts. It will be a great project, good luck.
Please forward so I can show you what to do with it…lol, it a beautiful wood one of the most striking grain flow and color woods on the planet. I think a live edge coffee table or bench would be off the charts…BC
Yes, that's at Woodworkers Source, It's to small for a coffee table. Width is 11 inches 36 inches long 5/4
Heck, I am thinking about buying it, resaw it into 1/4" thick pieces and match cut the edges so they can all fit together. (like a veneer) Leaving the live edge on the far left piece and far right piece. Then make a table out of it…. What do you think?
I like the book matched live edge table idea. Make sure you design the legs to have similar character that does not distract from the shape of the table top. I would like to see organic edges on the legs too, just not too hard edged geometric, as the top is organically shaped and the legs should follow suit.
I would make a bunch of new wedges and totes for my infill planes…
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