African Woods
The tag African woods appears whenever the wood being discussed is native to the continent of Africa, generally sub-Saharan.
When making a batch of bottle stoppers, I used a wide variety of materials, some new to me completely, some familiar but not written about, and some that I …
Upon looking at them, they would have been easy for most wood turners to throw away. Dusty, covered in cobwebs, and in some cases actual mud, what was …
Waterfall pattern bubinga is a rare and beautiful wood that I had the opportunity to work with in making a platter recently. The wood was beautiful even if …
Padauk is a stunningly beautiful wood that is naturally reddish-orange in color. It is an excellent turning wood with a tight grain that finishes well with the simplest …
The only species in its genus, Thuya Burl comes from an increasingly rare member of the Cypress family native to Northern Africa, Southern Spain, and the islands of Malta. …