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.
just have to say at the outset, if you don’t like EXTREMELY porous wood, don’t bother picking up any Ebiara. I seriously think you could see these pores …
I found Canarywood to be a moderately hard wood that cut very cleaning with Easy Wood roughers and finishers. The best exterior and interior finishes were achieved when …
The Cedar of Lebanon blank had warped slightly during drying so I had my Dad run it through the joiner and the planer to provide flat and parallel surfaces …
I cut the block to round on the bandsaw without incident and proceeded to mount it on a faceplate for turning. It was quickly evident that the wood …
In bowl blank format Bocote seemed less brittle and splintery than it did in spindle form, but that could just be the respective pieces of wood. Granted, Bocote …
I enjoyed working with Bradford Pear and would gladly work with it again if the opportunity presented itself. There are literally hundreds, if not thousands, or ornamental Bradford …
Monkeypod heartwood tends to be brown when freshly cut but this color softens and turns more golden-brown upon exposure to air and light. Unlike the situation with many …