Turning Tools
There is nothing wrong with Sassafras as a wood but it really isn't the ideal turning wood. The texture is coarse, the grain is open, and the wood is …
This piece was sold to me as Texas Ironwood which seems to be a localized name for Mesquite that grows in parts of Texas. As implied it is …
This is a nice routine Birds Eye Maple dish that measures ~ 6" x 2". It was fast and easy to turn but the results were quite nice …
I knew that Black Mesquite was a very hard wood so I was surprised by the ease with which it cut. The wood cut cleanly, not as clean …
I knew that Honey Mesquite was one of the hardest of the North American woods so I was surprised by the ease with which it cut. And this …
At any rate, if what I worked with really was Butternut, then thanks, no thanks, I would decline to work with it again in the future. The amount of …
I made three bowls this day and I chose to end with the Claro Walnut because I knew it would be the most joyous to turn. I wasn't wrong.