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 have started and stack of 67 bowl blanks and these are the first two from that batch, both small at 4.5" x 2", using two different woods, both …
I will miss working with Camphor, especially the overwhelming scent, but I have so much wood that I can't justify buying more Camphor at this point. That said, I …
This year I decided to use Claro Walnut that was actually sourced from Chico, California, where my sister lives and works. I thought that would make a special connection …
I’ve worked with Cedar of Lebanon in the past and while it isn’t my favorite wood I had a special purpose for this blank so I went ahead and …
I have worked fairly extensively with Maple in the past and I have reported on large Maple platters as well. I had two more large Maple platter blanks that …
Wood_Pens April 21, 2021 Wood for Grinding Mills, Wood Lathe Tools, Wood Pen Blanks, Wood Turning Home, Wood Turning Lathes, Wood Turning Supplies, Wood Turning Tools, Wood Turning Wood, Wooden Bowl Blanks, Woodturning Materials I’ve covered Camphor as a green turning project, as a finished platter, and a finished dish so a great deal of ground has already been covered. All the positives …
And the Katalox is STUNNING in its appearance. Both of my bowls showed strong purple and even pink areas. I especially love the way that bowl number 2 has …