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    Hey guys it's me again ! I'm getting a bunch of cocobolo boards and turning blanks ! Can anyone help me out and tell me we're I can offer and sell this wood.
    Thanks for the help !!
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    Are you in Mexico? Most of the commerce on this board is based in Australia.

    Otherwise, which part of Australia are you in?

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    If you could get that stuff to Australia, you would have no trouble selling it. But it could prove difficult to get it here.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Luke Maddux View Post
    Are you in Mexico? Most of the commerce on this board is based in Australia.

    Otherwise, which part of Australia are you in?
    Yea I'm in Mexico and I have legal documents to export to Australia and shouldn't have no trouble getting it there.
    I'm looking for a steady client who can move and sell a few cubic meters a week or monthly even, to begin. I would gladly ship with no deposit to start, just while I get everything necessary to put up my own exotic wood store with several other Mexican species like :

    BOCOTE
    GRANADILLO
    KINGWOOD
    GUAYACAN
    ZIRICOTE
    CHE CHEN
    PUKTE

    and more.
    If you know someone intrested, please let me know.
    I would like to know the sizes required and most popular measurements, so I can fill up an order and hand pick the best quality.
    I only have a permit good for 48 cubic meters and even though it seems a lot I believe it's best if I only send the best wood and prefieres sizes so I don't get stuck with a bunch of left over Cocobolo wood.
    I'm also thinking about building a nice coffee table, lamps and ornaments to export also to Australia and Italy.
    Thanks for your advice I really appreciate the help.

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    I doubt you'd move those kind of quantities in Australia.

    That said, I'm interested in ziricote and possibly cocobolo and bocote in (very) small quantities.

    Is this all properly dried?

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    Hi Juan

    48 cubic metres is roughly 2 x 20 foot containers.
    Unfortunately I don't know any one other than one of the existing specialist timber merchants who could handle that quantity of wood.
    regards from Alberta, Canada

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    Quote Originally Posted by dpm View Post
    I doubt you'd move those kind of quantities in Australia.

    That said, I'm interested in ziricote and possibly cocobolo and bocote in (very) small quantities.

    Is this all properly dried?
    I understand and believe me, I've been working with these types of wood and I've come to realize that what at first seems a lot, turns out to not be enough and the fact I wish to set up a small business in Sydney and maybe in Melbourne, I have set my mind in being patient and with a variety of woods maybe it will be easier to sell.
    My minds set on starting so I'll be offering you guys the real Cocobolo wood blanks in all measures along with long boards as long as 8 ft, by 12-15 inches wide for bigger project so if any body is intrested I will gladly ahip whatever you wish to order with no money down or deposit of any type !
    You just let me know if you need some and it doesn't matter if you do t like or aprove quality then you won't have to pata a dollar so hopefully we can start even if it's a very small .
    Please let me know if you can help me sell and if later it wasn't good business then we go higher and higher and I know we'll make it work.
    I'll be expecting your call
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    Quote Originally Posted by ian View Post
    Hi Juan

    48 cubic metres is roughly 2 x 20 foot containers.
    Unfortunately I don't know any one other than one of the existing specialist timber merchants who could handle that quantity of wood.
    Thank you for your advice and like I said I would like very much if I found a client so I can just go deliver and give client 30 to 60 days credit just to help and find out if Australia will be a good business !
    Please allow me to say that I am grateful for this permit authorized and also finding a good people to guide me , and hopefully a good steady client in future !!
    Please let me know if you find someone or have an idea were to offer and at very low price.
    I'm direct tree cutter with all equipment necessary to saw with profesional equipment, kiln dried and best quality guaranteed.

    Thank you

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    Looks like nice timber. Sometimes it's best to just import it and sell it slowly. Probably won't work as a business model but if you have time on your side it's an option. Just keen everything as large as possible I say.


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    For the quantities you're talking about, you need to talk to large scale timber merchants. I'm honestly not even aware of an operation in Australia that's importing that volume of non-industrial lumber, but there may be one, particularly if the price is right.

    If I were you I would just start googling and calling.

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    It should also probably be mentioned that Australian timber is king in Australia. In my experience, there is not an enormous market for woods like Cocobolo. Certainly nothing like in the United States.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Luke Maddux View Post
    It should also probably be mentioned that Australian timber is king in Australia.
    I agree, I certainly prefer appropriate Aussie timber for my projects, but having said that ...

    Quote Originally Posted by Luke Maddux View Post
    In my experience, there is not an enormous market for woods like Cocobolo. Certainly nothing like in the United States.
    ... Variety is the spice of life and if I had access to good quality, responsibly harvested exotics at a reasonable price I would use them, but only a few boards a year, not by the cube.

    The market for Cocobolo and the other exotics mentioned might not be great but it is there. The OP is talking about making a start with just two shipping containers of timber. If it were mixed species it would move a lot faster than if it was all Cocobolo.

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    I think if Cocobolo was readily available here, there would be a market for it. A lot depends on price of course, and available sizes, but I think if it was promoted in the right direction, woodworkers would use it.
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    Quote Originally Posted by doug3030 View Post
    If it were mixed species it would move a lot faster than if it was all Cocobolo.
    Agreed.

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    Cocobolo is a nice timber to work and takes a finish like nothing else. However, it is nasty stuff in so far as it's dust plays havoc with one's lungs. For that reason alone many would shy away from it But as mentioned earlier, places like large commercial buildings where acres of wood are used with gay abandon, there would probably be a reasonable market. Places like Britton's Timbers may be interested in it.

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