Bocote Bowl
In bowl blank format Bocote seemed less brittle and splintery than it did in spindle form, but that could just be the respective pieces of wood. Granted, Bocote …
Central American Woods
This tag is applied when the wood being discussed is native to Central America, which I have defined as being the southern states of Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama.
Monkeypod
April 24, 2017
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Monkeypod heartwood tends to be brown when freshly cut but this color softens and turns more golden-brown upon exposure to air and light. Unlike the situation with many …
Leopardwood
April 10, 2017
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So, what the heck is a medullary ray? Put as simply as possible, rays are components of the anatomy of a tree. They are cellular structures that …
Argentine Osage Orange
February 19, 2017
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As expected, I did find the Argentine Osage Orange wood to be quite hard but that in turn meant that it turned cleanly and easily on the lathe. …
Visit to West Penn Hardwoods
The interior is divided into two distinct warehouses. The first one you enter from the office is home to the turning blank supplies, all neatly organized alphabetically by …
Marblewood
Once I had the Marblewood blank mounted on the lathe, its hardness became readily apparent. The wood cut slowly and with effort, but it was also very stable …
Yucatan Rosewood
November 1, 2015
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I think Yucatan Rosewood is a quite lovely wood with which a wood worker with some reasonable experience and knowledge about the wood should be able to succeed, especially …