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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 am back in the shop after a long break, slowly working my way through a stack of over 50 blanks. Today I finished two Bradford Pear pieces. …
This is a small Koa dish that has great reddish brown coloration and nice streaking figure. Koa is one of my favorite woods with which to work
Myrtle is native to the California and Oregon coastal areas. It is a nice hard wood that turns, sands, and finishes quite beautifully.
Willow is a very soft wood that really isn't well suited to turning since it cuts rough and fuzzy although that does sand out easily.
Hackberry is a soft wood that is very prone to spalting heavily and I think this is the first time I have worked with Hackberry that was kiln dried …
This 7" x 2.5" Hickory bowl is the first in a new series of blanks that were prepped by Dad in Porterville. There was a tall Red Oak …
Geographic Distribution: The wood commonly known as Pink Ivory is known to botanists and other scientists as Berchemia zeyheri. B. zeyheri grows predominantly in Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Northern Botswana and South Africa. …