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!
I did have some trouble with the Afromosia being a bit brittle and splintery when cut very thin on the edges of the platters. I like edges that are …
I have worked with Canarywood before in small sizes so this was my first time with large pieces. WOW! It worked beautifully and I have a new favorite wood. …
The easiest by far was the blank with the random mix of what I am mostly certain were domestic woods. The most difficult were the three featuring Purpleheart which …
The surviving blank measures about 8.5" x 2". It would have been 3" high but it too had a check and side wall failure, but one small enough that …
Cherry remains one of my all time favorite domestic woods in terms of its ease to work with on the lathe. I would add Hard Maple, Almond, Myrtle, Mesquite, …
The blank was originally 13" wide but the distortions of drying robbed it of the missing 0.5". Black Walnut is a good turning wood but it doesn't compare to …
Unlike the pen blank sold to me as Makore, these platter blanks demonstrate the moderate reported hardness of Makore which places it in the range of oak. The Makore …