Yes, Leopardwood has spots! This southern hemisphere wood grows primarily in South America and Australia.

Leopardwood is often confused with Lacewood, because they have similar characteristics. However, Leopardwood is much more dense and its darker in color. Extremely texture-rich and visually stunning, the sapwood of Leopardwood is reddish-brown, while the heartwood is chocolate colored.

The one thing that separates this wood from others is tat it featured “leopard spots” inside the wood itself. The spots are lighter brown that give the wood a unique textured look and feel.

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Cordia is a genus of flowering plants in the borage family, Borabinaceae. It contains about 300 species of shrubs and tree, which are found worldwide mostly in warmer regions. Many of the species are commonly called manjack, while Bocote may refer to several Central American species in Spanish. The generic name honors German botanist and pharmacist Valerius Cordus (1515-1544). Like most other Boraginaceae, a majority have trichomes (hairs) on the leaves.

The wood of several Cordia species is commonly harvest. Ecuador Laurel (Calliodora), Ziricote ( C. dodecandra), Spanish Elm (C. gerascanthus), and C goeldiana are used to make furniture and doors in Central and South America.

Ziricote and Bocote are sometimes used as a wood for making acoustic guitar backs and side. Well-known guitarist Richard Thompson currently plays a Lowden F-35C RT Richard Thompson Signature Model with Ziricote back and sides. Similarly, drums are made from C. abyssinica, C. millenii, and C. platythrysa due to the resonance of the wood.

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Please note by the nature of the various woods that are used often there may be a small void, bark inclusion, or even a knot, however these pieces have been sanded, sealed, and buffed to perfection and are just as Mother Nature intended!!!

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