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.
Coloration is easily the most distinguishing feature of Panga Panga. The heartwood is a very dark brown with black streaks, and in this respect it can be indistinguishable …
Saligna wood is reported to be dense and heavy, as well as fairly hard although I cannot locate a specific Janka hardness score. The wood is also noted …
As a timber wood, Transvaal Beech is not well known outside of its native Africa, and because of this, it has not been well characterized or studied for such …
I remain fairly confident that the wood was sourced from Australia since it was sold to me as part of a set of Australian woods. Therefore, it could …
Lyptus® is marketed largely as a substitute for Mahogany, which is essentially unavailable on the market any longer due to gross overharvesting in the past and therefore is extreme …
Unfortunately, Zebrawood from Central Africa is very popular for decorative purposes in Western nations, often in the form of veneer for wall paneling and even flooring. Most often …
No one knows exactly why some logs will feature a figure and others won’t, but it is theorized that it may have to do with disease, drought, or other …