exotic hardwoods
This tag is more general in its application in that it may be applied whenever the wood under discussion for use in turned wood pens or other turnery crafts is a wood native to the tropical regions of the world which could be in South America, Africa, and/or Asia.
The first unknown I thought might be Hormigo but once I started to turn the piece I knew it couldn't be due to the smell of the wood which …
I enjoyed working with Hormigo although in some places the cross grain was incredibly difficult to sand out. I have unearthed old tools, bowl gouges to be exact, that …
I understand that Quina is highly variable in the appearance of the heartwood but this set of four, all sold to me as Quina by West Penn Hardwoods, whose …
I only had the one piece of Queenwood so my experience is limited. I found that Queenwood cut cleanly and easily, required only light sanding, and took a very …
Once the tools are right the rest flowed easily. For the most part, Bloodwood cut cleanly although the cross grain areas were a bit difficult and in the larger …
I have previously covered the basics of Black Mesquite elsewhere so I won’t repeat that basic information here. I just LOVE this wood! It has fantastic swirling figure, especially …
I have written at length about East Indian Rosewood in the past, so this will just be an update regarding the latest project that I have completed. Since I …