Pricing of Exotic Woods
These articles discuss the actual dollar pricing of hardwoods used to make turned wood pens and/or discuss wood pricing in relative terms in relation to each other without necessarily mentioning specific dollar amounts.
Overall, I found Bolivian Rosewood easy to work with. It cut extremely clean and required very little sanding to achieve a nice natural gloss. It took the final finish …
In the end, I had a positive experience in working with both pieces and I would be happy to work with either or both woods again if the opportunity …
Zapote has a very nice distinctly pink color, or least my piece did, that I think rivals any Pink Ivory that I have seen and worked with. That said, …
Jatoba is very dense and quite hard so it cuts slowly. Be patient with it. Jatoba has a very nice color and it cut cleanly along the grain but …
Jicarillo was hard but not particularly dense or heavy for its size. Jicarillo cut easily on my bandsaw with no burning or slowing. Jicarillo cut very cleanly along the …
Hububali is attractive enough, especially for the price and I think it is a good entry level wood for those experimenting with working with imported exotics since it is …
Some years ago I bought a blank sold as “Black Cumaceba” from Tropical Exotic Hardwoods based in San Diego. At the time, I lived in Georgia so shipping was …