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.
I am THRILLED with Redheart! It is now easily one of my all time favorite woods to work with. These bowls cut very clean such that very minimal sanding …
I had no idea what to expect from Black Siris, or Ceylon Rosewood as it was identified and sold to me, so I was beyond pleasantly surprised when I …
I have to say that working with Lacewood is a great deal easier than working with true Leopardwood. The Lacewood cuts super fast and easy and it requires only …
I am of mixed opinion about Leopardwood. It was a mild to moderate pain to work with and I am not sure the result is worth the effort since …
Geographic Distribution: The wood commonly known as Zapote (Sapodilla is also a very common name for this wood) is known as Manilkara zapota to botanists and other scientists. M. zapota …
I enjoyed working with Bischofia. It is moderately dense and it turned beautifully with very little end grain tear out so on reasonably light sanding was required. Bischofia took the final …
Some years ago I bought a blank sold as “Black Cumaceba” from Tropical Exotic Hardwoods based in San Diego. At the time, I lived in Georgia so shipping was …