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.
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 have previously covered the basics of Black Mesquite elsewhere so I won’t repeat that basic information here. I just LOVE this wood! It has fantastic swirling figure, especially …
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 …
I had no idea what to expect from Black Siris, or Ceylon Rosewood as it was identified and sold to me, so I was beyond pleasantly surprised when I …
I have to say that working with Lacewood is a great deal easier than working with true Leopardwood. The Lacewood cuts super fast and easy and it requires only …
I am of mixed opinion about Leopardwood. It was a mild to moderate pain to work with and I am not sure the result is worth the effort since …
Geographic Distribution: The wood commonly known as Zapote (Sapodilla is also a very common name for this wood) is known as Manilkara zapota to botanists and other scientists. M. zapota …