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.
The first unknown I thought might be Hormigo but once I started to turn the piece I knew it couldn't be due to the smell of the wood which …
I enjoyed working with Hormigo although in some places the cross grain was incredibly difficult to sand out. I have unearthed old tools, bowl gouges to be exact, that …
I am THRILLED with Redheart! It is now easily one of my all time favorite woods to work with. These bowls cut very clean such that very minimal sanding …
I am of mixed opinion about Leopardwood. It was a mild to moderate pain to work with and I am not sure the result is worth the effort since …
Geographic Distribution: The wood commonly known as Zapote (Sapodilla is also a very common name for this wood) is known as Manilkara zapota to botanists and other scientists. M. zapota …
As has been my experience in the past, Bocote turns wonderfully. It products lots of powdery shavings and I think it smells nice as well. Bocote tends to cut …
I had a very good experience working with Louro Preto. It cut cleanly on the lathe so there was no need for heavy sanding to bring out a very …