CocaBola

[danny_v_l]

Hey Guys i was wonder if you guys knew how much a like um.. 60(in)x2(in)x2(in) of cocabola is gonna cost me making a neck thru bass and i think it would make a nice color neck and what not.

[bluespresence]

Here's a quick link I happened to be looking at before I stopped here.

http://www.westpennhardwoods.com/exotic/index.php

8/4 means it's 2 inches thick. I think the boards ar 6 inches wide and the price is by the board foot. see the second link for figuring it all out. I am by far no expert -I always email and tell them what I want and ask how much it costs.

http://advantagelumber.com/sizes.htm

Pretty pricey stuff! It sure is purdy though!!

[bluespresence]

I forgot to mention Bubinga. Looks a lot like coco (which I don't know the tonal qualitites of) and is a lot less $$$. It's also a good neck wood. See link from Warmoth.

http://www.warmoth.com/common/frames/bassneck.htm

[canuckguitarist]

I thought cocobolo was a relatively cheap rosewood...you can get fingerboard blanks at LMII for $6>.

Or are cocobolo and cocobola two different woods???

[bluespresence]

??? good question......

I always thought they were one and the same just different spelling. But hey, I'm no lumberjack

[westhemann]

same wood...it is not that expensive...about $9 a bf around here.i like bocote better,but it is $25 a bf

[danny_v_l]

i think it was cocaboloo(sp) but it don't matter no more i got my wood today, purple heart neck and curly maple wings/sides what ever u wanna call them

[diehardcrew]

I know this is an old thread, but I found this when I was researching woods to choose for a bass. I wish I can remember where I got this info from though, sorry...

"Cocobolo 1136, weight: 68 lbs per sq ft. is not good for gluing, because of natural oils in it (good for tops!)"

So obviously its used (& glued) in guitars, but supposedly not the best choice I guess because of the oils in it??? Who knows, I know I don't.

[daveq]

I'm pretty sure it's used quite a bit in acoustic guitars. Oily woods can still be glued but you need to prepare them differently. I seem to remember a bit of a debate over whether wiping them with naptha (I know that's not spelled right) helps or hinders but there is a procedure for gluing oily woods. Someone here must know it.

[Morben Guitars]

I have a little block of cocobolo - or however we spell it.. It is very oily, and I'd be concerned about it's holding power with glue. The only other thing I know about it is that it's one of the most alergic woods...never work with it w/o a good respirator, it can create serious issues. My $.02.

[krazyderek]

didn't someone say that gorila glue is good for oily woods?

[MKGBass]

Gorilla glue is polyurethane based. It works on moisture in the wood to bond...so I guess that it would work better for an oily wood than Titebond I.

[DannoG]

I have a Warmoth Strat neck made from Cocabolo. It is fairly old and never been on a body, so I don't know how it plays. While on the phone to Warmoth one day I asked about the neck and the salesman said they stopped making them, but didn't know why.

[daddy ray]

while reading alembic's site i noticed in one of their shop threads

they mentioned they wipe cocobolo with acetone before gluing

i had also read that this wood was difficult to glue due to oils

i emailed them to get the skinny on it all

they were most gracious & replied that this is the secret

also they mentioned sizing or pregluing

as also being condusive to a successful glue up

happy playin

dr