South American Woods
These articles discuss woods or other materials that are native to or which are primarily manufactured in the continent of South America. For my purposes, South American includes all countries and territories to the south of the termination of the Isthmus of Panama at the border between Panama and Columbia.
Yellowheart proved to be an absolute dream wood to work with. The wood cut with my Easy Wood Tools, especially the Easy Hollower #1, extremely easily and quite …
Once I had the Marblewood blank mounted on the lathe, its hardness became readily apparent. The wood cut slowly and with effort, but it was also very stable …
I think Yucatan Rosewood is a quite lovely wood with which a wood worker with some reasonable experience and knowledge about the wood should be able to succeed, especially …
In general, most woodworkers find Gonçalo Alves to be relatively easy to work with despite the quite high density and hardness of the wood. As is almost always …
Imbuia earns high marks for its coloration. The heartwood color of Imbuia can vary substantially. Typically, one will find medium to dark brown colors and sometimes the …
The tree itself is a native of the sub-tropical regions of South America. It is best known for its profuse lavender colored blossoms that appear in late spring/early …
Lyptus® is marketed largely as a substitute for Mahogany, which is essentially unavailable on the market any longer due to gross overharvesting in the past and therefore is extreme …