Orange Agate
This piece of wood was sold to me as Orange Agate which I have come to discover is yet another name for Hormigo, about which I have already written …
turnery
These articles refer to the practice of creating items from wood or other materials through the use of a lathe, a power tool which rotates materials rapidly allowing for rounding and other decorative features.
Pau Amarello
The only thing I would add was that this piece had terrible end grain tearout and it took an ENORMOUS sanding effort to overcome this. I've read back about …
Jicarillo
Jicarillo was hard but not particularly dense or heavy for its size. Jicarillo cut easily on my bandsaw with no burning or slowing. Jicarillo cut very cleanly along the …
Greenheart
Greenheart was very dense and hard but it cut easily enough on the lathe and thankfully, it didn't burn up my bandsaw blade either. The wood does have a …
Hububali
Hububali is attractive enough, especially for the price and I think it is a good entry level wood for those experimenting with working with imported exotics since it is …
Jobilo
I was excited to work with Jobilo as I thought it was a new wood with which I had not worked before, but, alas, I have come to discover …
Three More Unknown Woods
The first unknown is a rich chocolate brown color. It is relatively soft and cut very easily. It also cut surprisingly clean for a softer wood and it sanded …