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've turned Red Oak before and I didn't care for it then as a turning wood and I don't care for it now. Oak is so porous that it …
Hickory is a challenge as it is very hard and tends to be splintery. With the grain you couldn't ask for a smoother cut but across the grain the …
Today's bowls both feature figured wood: flame figure in Birch and quilting figure in Maple. Both are fairly small at 5.5" x 2" but both pack a good …
Eastern Red Cedar turns quite well and, of course, it is also super fragrant which helps to make it a fun wood with which to work. It sands …
I found Mango easy to work with, it cut easily but more importantly is cut very clean leaving little sanding work to be done. I made two 5.5" x …
The Hawaiian Sandalwood didn't have a strong odor but close smelling of crushed shavings yielded a mildly sweet scent. The heartwood is a vibrant yellow while the whitish-gray sapwood …
Today I made three small dishes from Sycamore, Black Walnut, and Bradford Pear, all of which I have written about before.