Exotic Angle Cut Bocote and Bloodwood top Hand Turned Wooden Crochet Hook Made in USA by Texas Artist Bryan Nelson

This beautiful hand turned crochet hook made from Exotic Bocote with Bloodwood. It's shaped with a larger handle to relieve stress on the hand and wrist when crocheting. The hook has an Ergonomic shape that fits nicely in the hand.

The crochet hook measures 6" to 8" long depending on the size of the hook and is 3/4" to 1" in diameter at its widest.

General guidelines are sizes

Sizes K (6.5mm) and smaller are 6 1/4" to 7 1/2" long.

Sizes L (8mm and larger are 7 3/4" to 8" long.

Hooks with multiple woods tend to be to the longer side of these measurements. The reason for the variation is that each hooks is hand turned and top while the standard shape, which gives the ergonomic advantage, is maintained, each hook is uniquely it's own.

Because this hook is handcrafted there will be variation in appearance, grain and color. No two Hooks will be the same! Pictures are examples of what you will receive.

Bocote is a hard, dense, and fairly oily tropical wood that is highly prized for its dramatic, wild striping. These dark brown or black streaks, which sometimes form in concentric circles, give Bocote its defining look and lend finished products a truly distinctive appearance. The heartwood of Bocote ranges in color from brown to golden brown — with, of course, those telltale dark streaks weaving throughout — and its sapwood is yellowish. Bocote's grain can vary widely, from straight to interlocked. Bocote is a heavy wood, with a specific gravity ranging between 0.63 to 0.84, as well as dense (about 48 to 65 lbs. per cubic foot). It can be somewhat difficult to dry, tending to develop surface checking and end splitting, but it's also quite resistant to decay. Bocote is fairly easy to work with (due to its natural oils, though, it is sometimes difficult to glue), and polishes to a smooth finish. Also known as "Mexican Rosewood," Bocote is indigenous to Central America, South America, and, of course, Mexico. The trees, known scientifically as Cordia elaeagnoides, are typically medium sized, but can reach heights of about 100 feet.

Bloodwood's heartwood has various shades of rich, lustrous gray-red to deep red with golden luster and variegated yellow and red stripes. The sapwood is yellowish-white and sharply demarcated from the heartwood. Texture is fine to coarse and the grain is straight. Bloodwood is very hard, strong and heavy.