Dishes
Articles with this tag discuss small bowl or hollow forms that I refer to as dishes to distinguish them in terms of their smaller size from bowls or vessels.
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 …
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 …
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 …
Several of the Swartzia species are excellent and well known turning woods, including Queenwood, Katalox, and Wamara.
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 …
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 …
If I didn't know that these pieces were Peruvian Walnut, I would easily have mistaken them for American Black Walnut.