![]() ![]() Are you excited to make your outdoor decking spaces vibrant and durable? Then getting Tigerwood is the best choice for it! Just let us know what lengths you are looking for, and we will get your Tigerwood shipped directly to your job site. ![]() Any project made of Tigerwood will feel like a true work of art. ![]() This exceptional hardwood has a non-preservative lifespan of over 30 years, does not mold or mildew, and is sustainably harvested. Scans/Pictures: A special thanks to Steve Earis for providing the turned photo of this wood species.Our Tigerwood Tropical Hardwood Is One Of The Best In The World Beautiful and exotic! Tigerwood Tropical Hardwood has a distinctive light golden-brown to reddish-brown coloring with exotic black and brown streaks, giving it a unique appearance. (It is roughly as stiff and strong as Hard Maple, even though Bocote is considerably heavier.) Bocote is generally used for its aesthetic attributes, rather than its mechanical ones-and although Bocote is by no means weak, its strength-to-weight ratio is below average. Bookmatching two consecutive panels can create symmetrical “faces” and other patterns in the wood, (though a relatively thin-kerf blade should be used to minimize the shift of the pattern). Sustainability: This wood species is not listed in the CITES Appendices or on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.Ĭommon Uses: Fine furniture, cabinetry, flooring, veneer, boatbuilding, musical instruments, gunstocks, turned objects, and other small specialty wood items.Ĭomments: With its striking, zebra-like contrasts, and bold figuring, Bocote can be a very eye-catching wood. Pricing/Availability: Likely to be somewhat expensive, close to other mid-to-high priced exotic hardwoods. See the articles Wood Allergies and Toxicity and Wood Dust Safety for more information. Woods that can cause initial sensitivity include: Pau Ferro, Macassar Ebony, Cocobolo, and most Rosewoods. Odor:Bocote has a moderate scent when being worked that resembles dill pickles.Īllergies/Toxicity: Bocote has been shown to cause cross reactions once an allergic sensitivity to certain woods has been developed. (See the article on gluing oily tropical hardwoods for more information.) Bocote also turns and finishes well. Although Bocote has a fairly high amount of natural oils present, gluing is usually problem-free. On the whole, Bocote is easily worked and machined with good results. Workability: Some species may contain silica that will dull cutters. Rot Resistance:Heartwood is rated from moderately durable to very durable depending on the species it is susceptible to insect attack. Good natural luster.Įndgrain: Diffuse-porous solitary and radial multiples medium to large pores in no specific arrangement, few tyloses and other mineral deposits (yellow/brown) common parenchyma varies slightly between species, but is generally banded (marginal), as well as vasicentric, aliform (lozenge), and confluent medium to wide rays, spacing normal to wide. Medium uniform texture and a naturally oily/waxy feel. Grain/Texture:Grain on most decorative pieces is usually figured in some way, and also tends to be interlocked, though pieces with plain and straight grain can also be found. It’s not uncommon to see many “eyes” and other figuring in Bocote: though unlike knots, they do not seem to present any special challenges in machining. Also, the grain patterning can be quite striking, particularly on flatsawn areas. Shrinkage: Radial: 4.0%, Tangential: 7.4%, Volumetric: 11.6%, T/R Ratio: 1.9Ĭolor/Appearance: Has a yellowish brown body with dramatic dark brown to almost black stripes. Distribution: Mexico and Central/South America ![]()
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