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.
Some years ago I bought a blank sold as “Black Cumaceba” from Tropical Exotic Hardwoods based in San Diego. At the time, I lived in Georgia so shipping was …
My problem with Dalmata is that it cuts rough on the end grain sections and being a hard wood, it is very time consuming, tedious, and resource expensive to …
What I can say is that the wood was very dense and very hard and yet, it didn't cut super clean so I had a good bit of strong …
As has been my experience in the past, Bocote turns wonderfully. It products lots of powdery shavings and I think it smells nice as well. Bocote tends to cut …
Honestly, I just wasn't impressed with Hububalli. The wood seemed very plain, especially when stacked against some of the other exotic woods I have been working with lately. And …
I just made a small bowl from Canarywood, which some readers may recall I have worked with quite a bit in the past, including some large platters. It is …
I had a very good experience working with Louro Preto. It cut cleanly on the lathe so there was no need for heavy sanding to bring out a very …