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.
Next I finished up the Sycamore. Sycamore is almost always a nice wood to work with. It cuts easily and it has such a pronounced ray fleck pattern that …
The case of Claro Walnut provides an example where knowing the source of the wood we work with is important. Claro Walnut originating from the root stock of …
Over the summer of 2019 my Dad gave me a large 13″ x 2″ round blank of Claro Walnut. I was intimidated about working with it as it would …
Royal Poinciana is very heavy and dense for its size. The wood is reasonably hard and cuts well with the grain. The cross grain areas do not …
These nine bowls are the traditional set of Christmas bowls to be given as gifts to staff and board members by my sister. All are made of South …
I confess that I rescued this piece from the garbage. I had turned it round and mounted it in the Nova Chuck to hollow the face and the reverse …
The wood most commonly known and sold as Honey Locust comes from the tree known botanically as Gleditsia triacanthos.G. triacanthos is a native of the eastern areas of the …