Ecologically Sustainable Practices
This tag is applied when the material or process under discussion is either itself an ecologically sustainable practice, such as the use of olive tree limbs removed during yearly trimming instead of using wood gathered by destroying the entire tree or when the use of a wood or material for wood turning pens or other turned items represents a significant threat to the continued health of a ecosystem such as the use of Honduras Mahogany or Myanmar Padauk.
I turned this good sized, 10″ x 3″ Sycamore bowl this afternoon. It was meant to be 4″ thick but it flew off the lathe twice because of a …
I have greatly enjoyed my time working with Bubinga and I am a bit saddened that it will be much more difficult, if not impossible, to find and purchase …
The blanks turned easily enough, even though oven dry Persimmon is among the hardest of the North American woods, which makes sense given that it is in the Ebony …
This piece does display some of the blue-grey fungal staining that is almost always present in Holly. I've heard it said that the best time to cut, prepare, and …
The case of Claro Walnut provides an example where knowing the source of the wood we work with is important. Claro Walnut originating from the root stock of …
Along with Iroko, Afromosia is sometimes sold as African Teak. While not at all closely related to the true Teak, Afromosia does have excellent weathering resistance in outdoor …
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 …