This cigar holder/divot tool is made from Snakewood (Piratinera guianensis), also called Leopardwood, an extrememly 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 regular black markings on a background of red to orange and with a specific gravity that can reach as high as 1.37 it is arguably the hardest, densest wood in the world. It is often used for violin bows and conductor batons.
This is without a doubt the hardest wood I have ever worked with. Its hardness, combined with its beautiful patterning and rich color, makes this just about the perfect wood for making divot tools. The extraordinary hardness also allows it to take a glass-like polish with a feel very much like Mammoth tusk ivory.
This is a very solid and hefty piece with the classic Snakewood pattern becoming darker to one side. It's a full 3" in length and 1" in width. The cigar cradle is generously sized at 1" long, 3/4" wide and 1/4" deep, a good choice if you smoke Presidentes or other large cigars. Weight is 10.92 grams.
