This cigar holder divot tool is made from Snakewood (Piratinera guianensis), also called Leopardwood, an extremely dense and rare wood native to South America, particularly Dutch Guiana and Surinam, along the northern coast between the Amazon and Orinoco rivers. Snakewood is noted for its unique grain pattern of black markings on a background of red to orange. With a specific gravity that can reach as high as 1.37 it is arguably the hardest, densest wood in the world, allowing it to take a glass-smooth polish. This combination of hardness and beauty makes it useful in many different fields, from handles for custom-made knives and pool cues, to bows for violins and cellos and batons for conductors. The hardness gives it great resistance to wear, making it a nice wood for the fingerboards of musical instruments. It also makes a very nice divot tool.
This particular tool has a beautiful and exceptionally tight, consistent grain pattern throughout the entire piece. At 3" in length and just over 3/4" in width it has a very svelte, graceful look and feel. The cigar cradle is moderately sized at just over 3/4" in length and 3/4" in width. With a depth of almost 1/4" it will easily cradle cigars up to 60 ring gauge. While the cradle will snuggly hold any cigar, it's slimmer profile makes it more suitable for cigars under 6" in length. Weight is 8.78 grams.
This tool has been designed to be used with a pushing motion as opposed to a lifting motion. Research performed at Kansas State University has shown that repairing pitch marks using a pushing motion is much kinder to the sod's root system, enabling greens to heal faster and is recommended by the Golf Course Superintendents Association.
