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.
Today's dishes are a 5.5 x 2 Bradford Pear and a slightly larger 5.5 x 3 Pecan.
The two bowls, or dishes if you will, are from two of my favorite woods, Pecan and Black Walnut. Both are small in size, measuring 5.5" x 2" …
I will miss working with Camphor, especially the overwhelming scent, but I have so much wood that I can't justify buying more Camphor at this point. That said, I …
This year I decided to use Claro Walnut that was actually sourced from Chico, California, where my sister lives and works. I thought that would make a special connection …
I’ve worked with Cedar of Lebanon in the past and while it isn’t my favorite wood I had a special purpose for this blank so I went ahead and …
I have worked fairly extensively with Maple in the past and I have reported on large Maple platters as well. I had two more large Maple platter blanks that …
Wood_Pens April 21, 2021 Wood for Grinding Mills, Wood Lathe Tools, Wood Pen Blanks, Wood Turning Home, Wood Turning Lathes, Wood Turning Supplies, Wood Turning Tools, Wood Turning Wood, Wooden Bowl Blanks, Woodturning Materials I’ve covered Camphor as a green turning project, as a finished platter, and a finished dish so a great deal of ground has already been covered. All the positives …