WHEN I PURCHASE WOOD, IT COMES IN CHUNKS COVERED IN WAX FOR PROTECTION, I AM NEVER SURE WHAT I AM GETTING BUT I HIT THE JACKPOT WITH THE COCOBOLO IN THIS BOWL!
I USE EXOTIC WOODS AND CANADIAN WOODS TO GET THE COLOURS AND TEXTURES I AM LOOKING FOR--I USE NO STAINS AT ALL, ONLY HAND RUBBED OIL FINISHED WITH NUMEROUS COATS OF WAX, WHICH HIGHLIGHTS THE NATURAL BEAUTY OF THE WOOD.