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mmayo
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No many commercially available diagonal bocote look like this. I buy large dimensional bocote with distinct figure and cut it. Beware
mark james
IAP Collection, Curator
I love both, but favor timber and the Bocote cross-cut is superb. 
Woodchipper
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Unusual wood. Thanks for telling how get get the angle. Both blanks are great! 50 shades of gray? Make a good movie title.
egnald
Member
Beautiful. Bocote always shows nice any way you cut it. - Dave
Hippie3180
Member
That Bacote is amazing, isn't that one of the woods that can cause sensitivity? I'm kind of Leary to work with those, but of course they are almost always beautiful woods.
Jim15
Member
Those are beauties.
egnald
Member
Michele,
You are correct. Bocote is one of the wood species that can cause a reaction (cross reaction) if someone has already developed an initial sensitivity to certain other woods like Ebony and True Dalbergia rosewoods. (Cocobolo, one of my favorite rosewoods, is of course notorious for becoming a sensitizer).
The Wood Database has an outstanding article called Wood Allergies and Toxicity by Eric Meier that talks about this kind of stuff and it includes a chart that shows different wood species along with the kinds of reactions, the areas affected (skin, eyes, lungs) and a general measure of potency. I always take precautions. In addition to my overall shop air cleaner, I use a vacuum dust extractor at the machine and I wear a mask whenever I am working with these kind of woods, especially when cutting or sanding -- basically anything that creates the "invisible fine dust / coarse inhalable particles". Which brings me to another outstanding article called Wood Dust Safety also by Eric Meier.
Regards,
Dave
mmayo
Member
Use it and never worry. A wood called guanacaste from Costa Rica bothered me a lot but not this wood. I've used a ton of cocobolo and some ebony without issue. Of course, you mileage may very.
Hippie3180
Member
Good information that all should consider and be aware of when turning wood.Michele,
You are correct. Bocote is one of the wood species that can cause a reaction (cross reaction) if someone has already developed an initial sensitivity to certain other woods like Ebony and True Dalbergia rosewoods. (Cocobolo, one of my favorite rosewoods, is of course notorious for becoming a sensitizer).
The Wood Database has an outstanding article called Wood Allergies and Toxicity by Eric Meier that talks about this kind of stuff and it includes a chart that shows different wood species along with the kinds of reactions, the areas affected (skin, eyes, lungs) and a general measure of potency. I always take precautions. In addition to my overall shop air cleaner, I use a vacuum dust extractor at the machine and I wear a mask whenever I am working with these kind of woods, especially when cutting or sanding -- basically anything that creates the "invisible fine dust / coarse inhalable particles". Which brings me to another outstanding article called Wood Dust Safety also by Eric Meier.
Regards,
Dave
sorcerertd
Member
Great work! That diagonal cut Bocote resembles DIW, and with a beautiful finish.