Espressoparts.com
introduces a brand new espresso tamp handle design.
By
popular demand, a wood handle tamp from Espresso Parts NW. For years
wooden tamp handles designed to fit our espresso tamp pistons have
either been short run experiments, or artistic prototypes. We are happy
to introduce that our 5th coffee tamp handle design is available in 3
types of wood (Ebony, Bulbinga and Cocobolo).Commonly referred to as Cocobolo, the Dalbergia Retusa is a mid-sized, sub-canopy tree belonging to the Papilionaceae family, reaching 45 to 60 feet in height in the natural rain forest, with trunk diameters up to three feet, usually of irregular form. The heartwood is surrounded by a white sapwood. The sapwood, which is as dense as the heartwood, will vary in amount depending on the age of the tree and the conditions of its habitat. The poorly formed stems yield the most uniquely figured and highly-prized wood. Cocobolo is leguminous, or nitrogen-fixing.Cocobolo is so rare, very little of it reaches the world market. Because of its great beauty and high value, Cocobolo has been heavily exploited and is now mainly harvested from private fincas where the 80 to 100 year old trees have been able to mature. One of the true tropical rosewoods, Cocobolo is probably the most beautiful exotic wood worldwide, ranging from a beautiful rich dark brick red, to reddish or dark brown, with a figuring of darker irregular traces weaving through the wood. The amount of figure and contrasting color varies widely from tree to tree. In this respect it is quite similar to Claro Walnut found in the Sacramento Valley of California. Cocobolo is fine textured and oily in look and feel. The wood has excellent working characteristics and the natural oils give the wood a natural luster. Cocobolo is highly durable and strong--it can be turned, planed, drilled and milled without chipping. It is twice the weight of Walnut, and is so dense it does not absorb water (it will not float!). Because of its particular scarcity and high value, it is used for its rare beauty rather than its extreme strength or durability.Cocobolo is highly favored for fine furniture and cabinetry, fine inlay work, brush backs, knife handles, guitars and other musical instruments, pool cues, fine fountain pens, decorative and figured veneers, parquet floors, hunting bows, automobile dashboards, bowls, jewelry boxes, and other expensive specialty items.
This
coffee tamper utilizes the EspressoParts espresso tamp pistons and are
available in your choice of flat or convex packing surfaces in all the
popular sizes including 58mm, 57mm, 56mm, 55mm, 53mm, 52mm, 51mm &
49mm. These are the same tamp pistons used by all four of the last
North American Barista Champions. Professional tamps equal professional
results.
This espreso tamp handle fits small to medium sized hands very comfortably.
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