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.
I have greatly enjoyed my time working with Bubinga and I am a bit saddened that it will be much more difficult, if not impossible, to find and purchase …
The heartwood of Burma Padauk covers a range from pale golden yellow to deep reddish brown. As is true of other Pterocarpus species, the color will darken over …
I had a great time with this latest Padauk project, so much so that I updated this entry to the standard formet. This is the largest work I …
Along with Iroko, Afromosia is sometimes sold as African Teak. While not at all closely related to the true Teak, Afromosia does have excellent weathering resistance in outdoor …
I enjoyed working with the Red Mallee burl. While it was a quite small sample, it cut cleanly with no breakage although, as is common in burl woods, …
Royal Poinciana is very heavy and dense for its size. The wood is reasonably hard and cuts well with the grain. The cross grain areas do not …
For a finish I chose to use clear gloss polyurethane which is very different from the finish I normally use. I chose this because I thought it was …