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.
Other sources of Olivewood are likely in existence, especially in the areas of California where the trees are extensively cultivated for the fruit. Many orchards have recently been …
The Persimmon cut extremely rough, almost chunky, unlike any other wood I have turned, although I admit that I do not have extensive experience in green wood turning. …
Geographic Distribution The tree commonly known in its native area as Magnolia is properly known as Magnolia grandiflora. The Magnolia genus is quite large, containing about 210 different recognized …
If one pokes around on some of the wood turning bulletin boards specifically looking for commentary about working with Black Locust, much of the commentary will be unflattering, along …
I often say that every piece of wood is unique and it is a true statement. This very large, at least in my experience, piece of cherry did …
Ultimately, the wood turned out quite nice and achieved a very beautiful natural luster well before I applied any finish at all just through very fine grit sanding down …
The interior is divided into two distinct warehouses. The first one you enter from the office is home to the turning blank supplies, all neatly organized alphabetically by …