Cocobolo

[Hook]

Ok, so some of you know I'm working on some chess pieces - the "light" side being Pink Ivory (like trying to cut iron with a scrollsaw blade) and the "dark" side being Cocobolo. Is it just me or is Cocobolo really that brittle? :icon_scra I have a King, bishop and 4 pawns done and two of the pieces just had a piece fall of them for no real apparent reason. Ok, superglue put the pieces back on but I'm starting to wonder if $60 worth of Cocobolo 1.5 inch turning stock was the right choice for an exotic wood for chessmen. :BangHead:

For those of you who have been planning to go to the Raleigh Woodcraft store for the double skip tooth Olson 9, 10.5 & and 12 tpi blades - sorry, I bought them out on my lunch hour. I'm burning up about 3 blades per chess piece on the pink ivory. Still trying to figure out the perfect blade for the chessmen. :dontknow:

 

[woodArtz]

I've cut some pretty small finials using coco. For some work, I use CA to make sure I don't "lose" any small details. The stuff can be tricky, but generally speaking it should do the job I would think. Of course, all of my experience is from a turning perspective, so take it with a grain of salt (for that matter, that's how you should take any of my advice :lol: ).

Good luck :icon_thum

 

[DaveO]

Cocobolo isn't too bad, try some Ebony :5eek:



Dave

 

[JackLeg]

Ship that stuff on over to woodartz, he knows the BEST use for cocobola!

Right, Bob?

Eeonk! Eeonk!

 

[Hook]

No way I'm giving it up - I am just surprised that it would crumble or fall apart so easily after a little time on the scrollsaw.