Bubinga Project
Since I was making three fairly large Bubinga platters, I decided to completely clear out my stocks of Bubinga. I thought I had twelve pieces, but oooops, one …
African Woods
The tag African woods appears whenever the wood being discussed is native to the continent of Africa, generally sub-Saharan.
Bubinga
April 14, 2020 Wood Pen Blanks, Wood Turning Wood, Wooden Bowl Blanks, Woodturning Materials No Comments
I have greatly enjoyed my time working with Bubinga and I am a bit saddened that it will be much more difficult, if not impossible, to find and purchase …
Four Bubinga Platters
I recently made a set of four Bubinga platters that all turned out to be quite beautiful with exceptional character in the wood figure and grain patterns. These were …
Padauk Project
One of the obvious things about working with Padauk is that it makes an awful mess. There probably are not more shavings and dust than with other species but …
Smaller Paduak Bowl
March 27, 2020 Wood Turning Home, Wood Turning Wood, Wooden Bowl Blanks, Woodturning Materials No Comments
This dish is a unique piece of Paduak in that it has the rarely seen sapwood as well as even more rarely seen evidence of spalt in the sapwood. …
Six 14″ Paduak Platters
I finished a series of six 14" Paduak platters tonight; come see what they look like.
19″ Padauk Platter
This 19" Padauk platter is the largest piece I have ever turned. I was an orange mess when it was done but I took photos along the way too …