Trinket Pot 12 – Ebony & Cocobolo (small size)

A beautiful handcrafted wooden Trinket Pot made from Cocobolo, which is a tropical hardwood of Central American trees^. Only the heartwood of cocobolo is used; it is usually orange or reddish-brown, often with darker irregular traces weaving through the wood. The heartwood changes colour after being cut and can be polished to a lustrous, glassy finish; being quite dense, sometimes having a specific gravity of over 1.0, it will sink in water. The handle is Ebony, which is a dense black/brown hardwood. Unlike most woods, ebony is dense enough to sink in water. It is finely textured and has a mirror finish when polished, making it valuable as an ornamental wood. The wood was turned on a lathe to create the unique, beautiful trinket pot and then finished with shellac and hand-polished with four coats of black bison clear polish to bring about the beautiful shiny look and smooth feel. The pictures are of the actual item for sale… It weighs approximately 234 g in total – 10 cm in height – and 7 cm in diameter.