Wood Turning Wood
Woods for wood turning truly open doors for most anyone in terms of the extreme diversity of wood that is available in the world. Even experienced wood workers are likely to be surprised by the quality and quantities of different possibilities inherent when the focus is on the smaller pieces of wood that are typically used by the wood turner as opposed to the slabs and plywoods typically used in cabinetry and furniture construction. And we are definitely not talking about framing pine 2x4s here! Wood really can be purple, yellow, red, and even multi-colored without the use of dyes, paints, or stains. Don’t think so? Follow me into this category and find out for yourself!
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 …
At any rate, I have no idea what this wood might be. To borrow a method from my days working in microbiology, sometimes a bacteria just couldn't be definitively …
As before, the Narra blank cut easily and cleanly, requiring very little clean up sanding. I was fortunate in this piece, at least I think so, to have a …
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 …