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 found the most notable feature of this set of seven Honduran Rosewood bowls to be the wide color variability demonstrated from bowl to bowl. Several of the bowls …
This set of 5 bowls in the largest single batch of Bocote that I have worked with and I was quite pleased with it. Bocote continues to be easy …
The orange color is pronounced and my shop looked like someone had shaken out a giant bag of Cheetos. The color is also highly variable and one piece of …
What doesn't come through very well in the photos is how intensely purple Kingwood really is. The dust from the minimal sanding was truly violet. The finish does obscure …
I have worked with and written about Marblewood several times in the past and I haven't discovered anything new about it to report so I won't repeat myself here. This …
Several of the Swartzia species are excellent and well known turning woods, including Queenwood, Katalox, and Wamara.
As I have said before, I wish I had experimented with ONE piece of Leopardwood before I bought more, since I wouldn't have bought more, but instead I got …