reddish color
These articles include the use of woods for turned wood pens and other items that have a naturally reddish pigmentation.
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 …
I am reasonably sure that it is from Latin America or Asia, which I know doesn't really narrow it down a great deal. The wood was hard and turned …
The first unknown I thought might be Hormigo but once I started to turn the piece I knew it couldn't be due to the smell of the wood which …
I enjoyed working with Hormigo although in some places the cross grain was incredibly difficult to sand out. I have unearthed old tools, bowl gouges to be exact, that …
I understand that Quina is highly variable in the appearance of the heartwood but this set of four, all sold to me as Quina by West Penn Hardwoods, whose …
Once the tools are right the rest flowed easily. For the most part, Bloodwood cut cleanly although the cross grain areas were a bit difficult and in the larger …
I am THRILLED with Redheart! It is now easily one of my all time favorite woods to work with. These bowls cut very clean such that very minimal sanding …