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 softened in my opinion of Mimosa. It may not be the most exotic or colorful of the woods I have turned but its ease of working earns a …
Honestly, I just wasn't impressed with Hububalli. The wood seemed very plain, especially when stacked against some of the other exotic woods I have been working with lately. And …
All platters are about 2 inches high. The most striking difference is between platters number 4 and number 5, which are essentially of identical size. Platter 4 weighs about …
Shedua by any of its names seems relatively difficult to locate these days. I sourced mine from Got Wood? in South Carolina. Those guys are great to work with, …
As is often the case with figured or ambrosia maple, this maple was from one of the several soft species although I don't know exactly which one. It cut …
My piece of Hormigo was especially interesting because at least half of it is clearly demarcated sapwood which is heavily spalted. The contrast between the very red heartwood …
I found Mango easy to work with. It is on the softer side of tropical woods and it cut more as a powder than as real shavings. …