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.
It seems I had a harder time working with Katalox this time than I did in the past. These required more than a little sanding and because the wood …
I am pleased with the way these turned out as Hormigo is a very attractive wood although it can be challenging to sand out along the cross grain. But, …
The only thing that I would add is that in this case I did detect a scent when the wood was freshly turned. It wasn't overpowering and obvious like …
As it turns out, Granadillo is a term of some confusion and debate in the exotic wood world. My go to source for all things wood says that Granadillo …
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 …
Quina has a great red color and a fantastic sweet-spicy scent when cut. I would like to smell it when cut green because I would imagine the fragrance would …
I was curious to work with Louro Preto since I only had the one piece and have not seen it for sale anywhere since I purchased it many years …