Chakte Viga
The orange color is pronounced and my shop looked like someone had shaken out a giant bag of Cheetos. The color is also highly variable and one piece of …
Commercial Products
Kingwood Bowls
What doesn't come through very well in the photos is how intensely purple Kingwood really is. The dust from the minimal sanding was truly violet. The finish does obscure …
Two Marblewood Bowls
I have worked with and written about Marblewood several times in the past and I haven't discovered anything new about it to report so I won't repeat myself here. This …
Two More Cumaceba Bowls
Several of the Swartzia species are excellent and well known turning woods, including Queenwood, Katalox, and Wamara.
More Leopardwood Bowls
As I have said before, I wish I had experimented with ONE piece of Leopardwood before I bought more, since I wouldn't have bought more, but instead I got …
Two Cocobolo Bowls
Cocobolo is something of a dream wood. It is beautiful in appearance, it smells good when you cut it, and it is easy to work with for the most …
Peruvian Walnut
If I didn't know that these pieces were Peruvian Walnut, I would easily have mistaken them for American Black Walnut.