North American Woods
These articles feature woods or other materials that are native to, or which are primarily manufactured in, the continent of North America. Granted that the nations of Central America are geographically North American, due to the more tropical nature of the region, these articles include on those materials and woods that originate in Canada, the United States, and the northern temperate state of Mexico. Woods native to the Caribbean Islands are not frequently encountered in commercial sources at this time due to overharvesting in the past and as such these islands have not been geographically classified for the purposes of this site.
This is a nice routine Birds Eye Maple dish that measures ~ 6" x 2". It was fast and easy to turn but the results were quite nice …
I knew that Honey Mesquite was one of the hardest of the North American woods so I was surprised by the ease with which it cut. And this …
Of course these are just slightly educated guesses and I could be wrong, but for now those are the identifications I am going with and I will proceed to …
At any rate, if what I worked with really was Butternut, then thanks, no thanks, I would decline to work with it again in the future. The amount of …
I made three bowls this day and I chose to end with the Claro Walnut because I knew it would be the most joyous to turn. I wasn't wrong.
This small Cherry bowl measures only ~6" x 2". It does have a bit of swirl in the grain that adds interest and under the right light there …
This small Mulberry bowl is mostly of sentimental value since it was turned from wood sourced from one of two backyard Mulberry trees from my childhood home. I've …