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.
I recently made some relatively small bowls from some left over Red Oak that was used for making a beautiful Murphy Bed and library table, the same table used …
The knots, reddish-orange in color in the bottom of the bowl, and showing through on the reverse, make for a very interesting feature that reminds me of the prominent …
The finished dimensions are 4 5/8" x 1", so there was very little loss, which helps when starting out so small. I've making lots of little stuff lately and …
I have written about Cucumbertree extensively in a previous post, so I won’t repeat it here. This turned out to be something of an experiment although that wasn’t what …
I recently made use of a set of four small squares of Black Walnut that had been cut from dimensional lumber. These walnut squares were 4.5 inches by 1 …
Wet or green wood is very easy to turn. Green wood cuts faster and in very long strips compared to the slower going with a dry wood that tends …
Sycamore can have a very wild figure, especially for a domestic wood. It can very much resemble exotic lacewoods, which come from both South America and Australia, but this …