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.
The wood that in the United States is known as English Walnut is known simply as Walnut in Europe, where it is native. In the United States, English …
Once the hole was drilled I started hollowing. I can hear a distinctive whine and vibration when turning a blank, especially when working near the edge, when the …
I have talked about Ambrosia Maple at some length in another post, not published as of October 27, but coming soon, so I won’t go on about the wood …
Spalted Hackberry Bowl I recently made a good sized bowl with a local wood, hackberry. While hackberry isn’t a particularly interesting wood, the spalting process gave it character that …
Mulberry Goblet Long ago I acquired several tall round blanks that were sold for the purpose of making lidded boxes and that was my original intention for the wood. …
Cherry Bowl Today I worked on making a nice little bowl from some cherry wood from South Carolina. It is nice to be able to work with a variety …
Maple Burl I had a piece of wood that I had marked as “maple burl,” which I had obtained at some now unknown time and place. The wood was …