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.
Cherry has long been one of my favorite woods with which to work as it cuts cleanly, sands easily, and has a very nice scent as well. This piece …
Honey Locust is one of the greatest turning woods you've probably never heard of. It isn't a common timber tree so sources are scare but if you can obtain …
This Butternut seemed more realistic in its behavior when compared to published accounts. It was quite soft and didn't cut at all cleanly but it sanded out with relative …
Black Walnut is one of my favorite woods, and in fact, my entire house cabinetry is made from Black Walnut. Usually, in my experience, Black Walnut turns cleanly and …
In case you are wondering, yes, there was a second Sassafras bowl that was essentially identical to this one and they would have made a nice pair, but, sadly, …
Although labeled Red Gum, I am quite certain that the first bowl is actually spalted Sycamore given that Sycamore has very pronounced and distinctive ray fleck patterns that are …
The first bowl is the 9 x 2 Ambrosia Maple. It was a dream to make as it cut cleanly and required very little sanding. Not only does this …