COCOBOLO (lat. Dalbergia retusa; Fam. Fabaceae)
| Other names: | Coccobolo, Palo Sando, Grenadillo, Nambar |
| Source: | Central America, Pacific coast from Mexico to Panama |
| Wood Color: | Creamy yellow sapwood, heartwood dark orange to deep red with black veins, quickly darkening under influence of light |
| Characteristics: | Very hard and dense wood with slightly undulated grain, very decorative, hardly fissile, but good workable, high oil content makes it difficult to glue, robust and very resistant to age |
| Application: | Hand knifes, tool handles, wooden wind instruments, walking sticks, turnery, sculpting, brush production |