Information for Wood Workers
This tag is applied when a post includes information that I believe would be relevant to other wood workers or wood turners based on my experience with a wood, other material, hardware, or power tools.
Cocobolo is something of a dream wood. It is beautiful in appearance, it smells good when you cut it, and it is easy to work with for the most …
If I didn't know that these pieces were Peruvian Walnut, I would easily have mistaken them for American Black Walnut.
Redheart remains one of my favorite woods to work with. It cuts easily and cleanly, requiring only light and easy clean up sanding, and it takes a final finish …
Note that the sapwood inclusions are intentional on my part. Yes, if I had cut the blanks from the opposite direction, I could have cut off the sapwood but …
If life affords you the opportunity to work with Suriname Ironwood, run fast in opposite direction. This is a wood to just say no to.
I have worked with and covered Purpleheart in the past, and if you read that post you will readily discover that I am NOT a fan of Purpleheart. Suffice …
It seems I had a harder time working with Katalox this time than I did in the past. These required more than a little sanding and because the wood …