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 bird's eye maple piece was quite easy to make, taking less than 2 hours of my time. For such a small investment of time I am quite pleased …
This 8.5 by 3 inch cherry bowl is the latest project to emerge from the wood shop. While working with Cherry is pretty standard and predictable, this particular piece …
Yet another small Bird's Eye Maple dish, this one measuring 5 1/4 by 1 3/4 in size. Made with Easy Wood Tools and Nova Chucks including Cole Jaws …
This was a fun little project that took less than 2 hours of my time. I had a nice round blank of Sycamore that had been quarter-sawn to highlight …
I cut the shapes primarily with my Easy Wood tools although I did also use a Robert Sorby bowl gouge to make some final cuts before sanding it down …
This is a small piece but it sure has a lot going on. There is intense bird's eye figure and under a bright light and some rotation there is …
Back in March 2017 I green-turned a large number of Persimmon bowl blanks. They were coated with AnchorSeal and set aside to dry with weights recorded from first turning …