Tropical Exotic Hardwoods

Cocobolo thin stock at discount prices!...

noreply@blogger.com (tehwoods) — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 21:30:00 +0000

Sometimes when we have to do some custom milling for an order, we are left with a bunch of thin pieces that are just begging to be used for some kind neat project.

Jewelry, intarsia, boxes, etc. These pieces are just too nice to go to waste!

Right now we have about 10 bundles of cocobolo made up of pieces ranging from 3-4 inches wide, 12-24 inches long and roughly 1/4-1/2 inch thick. Each bundle is about 5 BF and we are pricing it at well below our normal retail price! ($14.50 compared to $22.00 regular price)

Give us a call if you want more exact specifications on what we have available. Again these are neat little packs of wood that we normally do not carry!

The new turning stock racks are starting to fill up!...

noreply@blogger.com (tehwoods) — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 20:53:00 +0000

More neat pieces of Bocote!...

noreply@blogger.com (tehwoods) — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 18:42:00 +0000

Read the January TEH Monthly Newsletter!...

noreply@blogger.com (tehwoods) — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 20:39:00 +0000

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How would you use these pieces of wood?...

noreply@blogger.com (tehwoods) — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 17:26:00 +0000

Here are a couple more shots of the set of redwood "shells" we currently have in stock.

We are thinking a table base matched with a glass or wood slab top, but the possibilities are endless.

What would you use them for?...

New shipment of Parota slabs, over 40 new pieces!...

noreply@blogger.com (tehwoods) — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 22:00:00 +0000

If you are after a large tabletop slab, now would be a great time to drop by the shop...

We just finished off loading the the largest shipment of natural edge slabs we have ever received from our sawmill in Mexico!

Over 40 Parota slabs in desirable "dining room" table dimensions!-
2-4" x 40-60" x 90-180"!

If you have never seen how our Parota slabs finish, click here to see an online gallery of finished pieces.

Parota is our best selling species for a reason-
It's Beautiful!

Below are a few snap shots of the new slabs from this morning, they should be all listed online within the next week...but if you want first crack at them, drop by the shop or give us a call (760.434.3030) to snag one before they go online!

Again, drop by the shop or give us a call (760.434.3030) if you want more information on these new pieces.

Just in! New shipment of Cocobolo turning squares!...

noreply@blogger.com (tehwoods) — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 18:08:00 +0000

Just came in the door, 1.5 inch squares in lengths 12-36 inches!

High grade Mexican Cocobolo, pretty stuff!

The shop will be open this Monday...

noreply@blogger.com (tehwoods) — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 20:05:00 +0000

Just a reminder that we will be open all day this Monday during regular store hours (8:30-4:30)

Feel free to give us a call if you have any questions-760.434.3030

More new arrivals...

noreply@blogger.com (tehwoods) — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 20:58:00 +0000

Coffeewood log sections. Neat cluster burls around all the logs!

Look at what just came in the door!...

noreply@blogger.com (tehwoods) — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 22:58:00 +0000

Set of Redwood shells-perfect for table bases!

Imagine these two with a glass top!

Cocobolo and Bocote Archery Bows...

noreply@blogger.com (tehwoods) — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 18:56:00 +0000

Customers Jeff and Terry Cooper dropped by the shop to show us a set of custom made cocobolo and bocote bows by Wes Wallace and Dick Robertson.

Beautifully crafted bows by a pair of master bowyers, not much else we can say.

We will just let the pictures do the talking, enjoy!...

The new lumber racks are almost ready to go!...

noreply@blogger.com (tehwoods) — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 23:20:00 +0000

Select cocobolo logs just added to the online store!...

noreply@blogger.com (tehwoods) — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 21:53:00 +0000

Some amazing Cocobolo logs just added to the online store!
Click here to check them out!

Cherry Burl...

noreply@blogger.com (tehwoods) — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 17:05:00 +0000

Just received some neat pieces of Cherry Burl and a round Cherry Burl slab.

Still wet but filled with great figure!

If you are interested give us a call and we can find a piece that will work for you.

2 more for the highly figured cocobolo rack...

noreply@blogger.com (tehwoods) — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 17:14:00 +0000

Parota counter top by Rachel and Artie Fives...

noreply@blogger.com (tehwoods) — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 19:09:00 +0000

Rachel just emailed us these great images of her recently completed Parota counter top she constructed with her husband Artie.

Both Rachel and Artie did all the slab preperation (filled all the checks/voids with epoxy, sanded the slab, plumbing/electric/heating, sink/faucet prep etc.) and had a local company (Cook Painting) apply 11 layers of Sherwin Williams Pre-Cat laquer as a finish.
(click here for more information on this finish)

It never gets old looking at pictures of finished pieces using our wood and speaking with happy customers!

Like the look of our Parota slabs?

We just received about a dozen new table top Parota slabs direct from our own sawmill in Mexico!

Click here to see all the new slabs listed on the "Slabs Page" of our website.

Now this is pretty!...

noreply@blogger.com (tehwoods) — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 23:11:00 +0000

The shop expansion is coming along!

noreply@blogger.com (tehwoods) — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 19:31:00 +0000

The additional four lumber racks are into our new space and just need to be secured before we can start filling them with new stock.

These will allow us to double our inventory of exotic lumber!

We are back from the holiday break & the shop is now open...

noreply@blogger.com (tehwoods) — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 17:14:00 +0000

Just a quick reminder that we have reopened the shop and will be responding to everyone who contacted us during the break as soon as possible.

On a side note:

We are happy to announce that we have taken over the unit next to our current location which will allow us to nearly double our inventory of exotic species from around the world!
We have been busy working during the holiday break installing new lumber racks and moving around stock...

Below are some before and after pictures of the new space. We can't wait to fill it up with slabs, lumber and other neat pieces of wood!

Here is a picture of our new space before the break and after we installed the new lumber racks:

The south wall is going to be our new "Slabs Area" where we will be displaying our large inventory of tabletop slabs.
This wall is well over 100 feet in length, can you imagine how many slabs we will be able to fit?!

Speaking of tabletop slabs, here is a picture of about 10 new Parota slabs we received before the break. We will be adding them to our website shortly so make sure to click here to sign up for our newsletter to receive an update once they have been posted.

It should be an exciting upcoming year here at Tropical Exotic Hardwoods!

We just refilled the exotic scrap bin...

noreply@blogger.com (tehwoods) — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 20:36:00 +0000

$2.50 per lbs

(50 lbs or more - only $1.50 per lbs!)

USS "California" Teak Decking....

noreply@blogger.com (tehwoods) — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 21:08:00 +0000

Here is a picture of 40 LF of teak decking off the USS battleshop "California" that was recently purchases by one lucky customer in Minnesota.

I wonder what he will make with this?

In case you are curious, here is some information on the 400 LF of teak decking we were able to get a hold of a few years back-

Commissioned in 1919, decommissioned 1947, scraped 1959

Attacked & sunk at Pearl Harbor in 1941, raised and repaired a year later, used in WWII and Korea

This teak was cut almost 100 years ago!!!

We love finding unique and interesting stashes of wood such as this teak decking!

Hopefully one day some of this stock will end up in a museum of some sort for future generations to appreciate.

Speaking of which-

Here are some samples of this unique stock that will be personally hand delivered to a few of the memorials in Honolulu during the Christmas break.

Want to own a piece of History?

Click here to buy a piece of this material on our online store
(Make sure to email us pictures of your finished piece, we would love to see it!)

Slabs, slabs and more slabs!...

noreply@blogger.com (tehwoods) — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 20:17:00 +0000

These should fit nicely under the Christmas tree, don't you think?

New highly figured Cocobolo on the online store!...

noreply@blogger.com (tehwoods) — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 17:16:00 +0000

New pieces of Highly Figured Cocobolo just added to the online store!

Click here to see all the listed pieces

Feel free to give us a call if you have any questions or would like to place your order over the phone.
760.434.3030

Just in! 10/4 East Indian Rosewood!

noreply@blogger.com (tehwoods) — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 23:51:00 +0000

Bone-dry stock, nice stuff!!!

More pictures of the new pieces of Highly Figured Cocobolo...

noreply@blogger.com (tehwoods) — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 18:27:00 +0000

Look at the figure on these pieces!