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.
As I have said before, I wish I had experimented with ONE piece of Leopardwood before I bought more, since I wouldn't have bought more, but instead I got …
If I didn't know that these pieces were Peruvian Walnut, I would easily have mistaken them for American Black Walnut.
Redheart remains one of my favorite woods to work with. It cuts easily and cleanly, requiring only light and easy clean up sanding, and it takes a final finish …
Note that the sapwood inclusions are intentional on my part. Yes, if I had cut the blanks from the opposite direction, I could have cut off the sapwood but …
If life affords you the opportunity to work with Suriname Ironwood, run fast in opposite direction. This is a wood to just say no to.
I have worked with and covered Purpleheart in the past, and if you read that post you will readily discover that I am NOT a fan of Purpleheart. Suffice …
Overall, I found Bolivian Rosewood easy to work with. It cut extremely clean and required very little sanding to achieve a nice natural gloss. It took the final finish …