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Bobc

Post subject: Bocote & African Walnut

Posted: Sun May 11, 2014 7:08 pm

Brazilian Rosewood

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Location: Buffalo, NY
First name: Robert
Last Name: Cefalu
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This week we are featuring Bocote & African Walnut sets. Bocote has become increasingly difficult to source and e only have a few to sets to offer.

http://rctonewoods.com/RCT_Store/bocote-c-1_152/

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Link to more sets.

African Walnut is not related to true walnuts in the Juglans genus, but is actually more closely related to Mahogany, being in the Meliaceae family, which contains both the Swietenia and Khaya genera. Very lustrous wood that shimmers from light reflection. Just a few of these nice qs sets.

More sets here. http://rctonewoods.com/RCT_Store/african-walnut-c-1_161/

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Beautiful and unusual tone woods at a reasonable price.
http://www.rctonewoods.com/RCT_Store
The Zootman
1109 Military Rd.
Kenmore, NY 14217
(716) 874-1498

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Jim Watts

Post subject: Re: Bocote & African Walnut

Posted: Sun May 11, 2014 8:24 pm

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Bob, Is Bocote as prone to cracking as Ziricote? Just wondering, as they're both in the same family, Cordia.

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Bobc

Post subject: Re: Bocote & African Walnut

Posted: Sun May 11, 2014 8:31 pm

Brazilian Rosewood

Joined: Mon Dec 27, 2004 9:42 pm
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Location: Buffalo, NY
First name: Robert
Last Name: Cefalu
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Zip/Postal Code: 14217
Country: US

Jim I have never seen a cracking problem with bocote

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Beautiful and unusual tone woods at a reasonable price.
http://www.rctonewoods.com/RCT_Store
The Zootman
1109 Military Rd.
Kenmore, NY 14217
(716) 874-1498

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Jim Watts

Post subject: Re: Bocote & African Walnut

Posted: Sun May 11, 2014 9:55 pm

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Joined: Thu May 12, 2005 5:46 am
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Location: United States

Good to know, thanks Bob.

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jfmckenna

Post subject: Re: Bocote & African Walnut

Posted: Mon May 12, 2014 12:33 pm

Brazilian Rosewood

Joined: Tue May 13, 2008 10:44 am
Posts: 6262
Location: Virginia

First guitar I ever built 20 years ago was with bacote. That's some beautiful looking stuff there!

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James Ringelspaugh

Post subject: Re: Bocote & African Walnut

Posted: Mon May 12, 2014 1:48 pm

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Posts: 1213
Location: Raleigh, NC
First name: Ringo

Bobc wrote:

Jim I have never seen a cracking problem with bocote

I can second this... I've worked with both quite a bit and bocote is not anywhere near as crack prone.

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