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 one of my larger pieces in terms of depth although certainly not in terms of diameter. The “tulip” refers to the shape of the flowers on the …
Honey Locust is one of the greatest turning woods you've probably never heard of. It isn't a common timber tree so sources are scare but if you can obtain …
This Butternut seemed more realistic in its behavior when compared to published accounts. It was quite soft and didn't cut at all cleanly but it sanded out with relative …
Black Walnut is one of my favorite woods, and in fact, my entire house cabinetry is made from Black Walnut. Usually, in my experience, Black Walnut turns cleanly and …
In case you are wondering, yes, there was a second Sassafras bowl that was essentially identical to this one and they would have made a nice pair, but, sadly, …
Although labeled Red Gum, I am quite certain that the first bowl is actually spalted Sycamore given that Sycamore has very pronounced and distinctive ray fleck patterns that are …
The first bowl is the 9 x 2 Ambrosia Maple. It was a dream to make as it cut cleanly and required very little sanding. Not only does this …