Bocote is a particularly fine, beautiful wood,
with colors varying from light to golden brown and variegated irregular markings.
It has an attractive ray fleck figure if quartersawn. Bocote is a strong lustrous
wood, with medium and uniform texture and straight or shallowly interlocked
grain. It is easy to work, responds well to both hand and machine tools, is
easily glued, and takes nails and screws well. It also polishes to a smooth
finish, and stains and glues well. Bocote's bending strength is comparable
to teak, and compression strength is comparable to mahogany. It is highly
resistant to insects. Somewhat hard
to find from Mexico and Central America.