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 Camphor dish was just as easy to work with and just as fragrant as my experiences of the past would lead me to expect. I'm still tempted to …
As easy as Cedar of Lebanon is to work with, I am still not terribly impressed with it as a turning wood even though it does turn easily and …
I've softened in my opinion of Mimosa. It may not be the most exotic or colorful of the woods I have turned but its ease of working earns a …
That third bowl is a bit of a red-headed step child. It was clearly labeled as Chechen when received from the vendor but the color is considerably different, …
All platters are about 2 inches high. The most striking difference is between platters number 4 and number 5, which are essentially of identical size. Platter 4 weighs about …
As is often the case with figured or ambrosia maple, this maple was from one of the several soft species although I don't know exactly which one. It cut …
The easiest by far was the blank with the random mix of what I am mostly certain were domestic woods. The most difficult were the three featuring Purpleheart which …