Cocobolo

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Scientific name:
Origin:
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Common use:

General Information

Dalbergia retusa

South America

45-60 ft (14-18 m) tall,

1.5-2 ft (50-60 cm) trunk diameter

Fine furniture

Musical instruments

Density :
Specific Gravity:
Janka Hardness:
Modulus of rupture:
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Shrinkage:

1095 (kg/m3)

0.89, 1.10

14,140 N

158.0 Mpa

18.70 Gpa

81.3 Mpa

Radial: 2.7%

Tangential: 4.3%

Volumetric: 7.0%

T/R Ratio: 1.6

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