Knife Handle - Cocobolo

Knife handle, approx. 24x38x120 mm. 

Cocobolo is a tropical tree growing in Central America. The tree is famous for its beautiful colors, which can range from orange and red to dark red and brown.

Cocobolo has a naturally high content of oil. Therefore, you can find that polishing the wood takes a bit more time because the oils grease the sand paper. 

In addition to knife shafts, this wood is often used for musical instruments, wood turning, etc.