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.
That third bowl is a bit of a red-headed step child. It was clearly labeled as Chechen when received from the vendor but the color is considerably different, …
My piece of Hormigo was especially interesting because at least half of it is clearly demarcated sapwood which is heavily spalted. The contrast between the very red heartwood …
I found Mango easy to work with. It is on the softer side of tropical woods and it cut more as a powder than as real shavings. …
I have worked with Canarywood before in small sizes so this was my first time with large pieces. WOW! It worked beautifully and I have a new favorite wood. …
Of course these are just slightly educated guesses and I could be wrong, but for now those are the identifications I am going with and I will proceed to …
Royal Poinciana is very heavy and dense for its size. The wood is reasonably hard and cuts well with the grain. The cross grain areas do not …
I found Canarywood to be a moderately hard wood that cut very cleaning with Easy Wood roughers and finishers. The best exterior and interior finishes were achieved when …