Wood Pens
Saligna wood is reported to be dense and heavy, as well as fairly hard although I cannot locate a specific Janka hardness score. The wood is also noted …
As a timber wood, Transvaal Beech is not well known outside of its native Africa, and because of this, it has not been well characterized or studied for such …
I remain fairly confident that the wood was sourced from Australia since it was sold to me as part of a set of Australian woods. Therefore, it could …
Because of the high silica and other mineral content, Rhodesian teak is difficult to saw. These mineral and gum contaminants also tend to severely blunt and gum saw …
Iroko is a wood from tropical western and central Africa which resembles teak in appearance and durability. It is sometimes used, therefore, as a teak substitute due to …
In the absence of published information about these woods, at least under the common names as sold to me, I relay my own, albeit, limited experiences of these woods …
This post discusses Red River Gum, a wood common in Australia but not commonly seen or used by wood turners in the United States except in burl form.