Pricing of Exotic Woods
These articles discuss the actual dollar pricing of hardwoods used to make turned wood pens and/or discuss wood pricing in relative terms in relation to each other without necessarily mentioning specific dollar amounts.
It was immediately obvious that Mimosa was soft since my rougher simply zipped right through it, but upon stopping the lathe it was also immediately obvious that the wood …
I’m sorry to say that Kentucky Coffeetree, in my opinion, just isn’t worth the effort it will take to sand it smooth nor is the finished result worth the …
I knew that Black Mesquite was a very hard wood so I was surprised by the ease with which it cut. The wood cut cleanly, not as clean …
At any rate, if what I worked with really was Butternut, then thanks, no thanks, I would decline to work with it again in the future. The amount of …
This is my first time turning Oregon Myrtle and thus far I am quite pleased. After working with soft woods that don’t cut cleanly it is so nice …
The grain of the River Birch is most often straight or slightly wavy. On rare occasions figured pieces of River Birch can be found that have a curly …
And then there is the odor. Wow, the scent is literally knock you down overpowering in the shop even days later. My sinuses have never been so …