L. sagoti<\/em>i is native to northern South America (Venezuela, French Guiana, Surinam, Guyana).<\/p>\n For the sake of simplicity and common understanding I will refer to L. sagotii<\/em> from here forward using the common name Hububalli.<\/p>\n The heartwood of Hububalli is generally of a light reddish brown, commonly featuring darker streaks.<\/p>\n Hububalli Interior<\/p><\/div>\n Hububalli grain is generally straight, but may also be interlocked or wavy.<\/p>\n Hububalli presents a uniform texture with a reported good natural luster.<\/p>\n While Hububalli rates moderately durable to durable in its resistance to rot, it displays only moderate to poor resistance to insect attacks.<\/p>\n Hububalli is reported to be an overall easy to work wood with power powered and hand tools.<\/p>\n Hububalli is reported to glue, turn, and finish well. Hububalli is even reported to a natural polish we well, a characteristic usually only seen in much oiler woods.<\/p>\n Hububalli is not reported to have any distinctive scent when being worked.<\/p>\n Huluballi is not frequently imported or available. When available, Hububalli is generally only available as smaller turning blanks. Expect prices for Hububalli to be low to moderate for an imported hardwood.<\/p>\n In this blog, I almost always recommend several vendors with whom I have done considerable business and in whom I have great confidence. These vendors are: West Penn Hardwoods<\/a>, Bell Forest Products<\/a>, NC Wood<\/a>, WoodTurningz<\/a>, Amazon Exotic Hardwoods<\/a>, Griffin Exotic Wood<\/a>, Exotic Woods USA<\/a>, Got Wood?<\/a>, and Wood Turning Blanks 4U<\/a>.<\/p>\n At this time, the only vendor I am familiar with that is selling Hububalli is Amazon Exotic Hardwoods, which is the same vendor who sold me my piece of Hububalli. Prices are quite reasonable with the largest piece available being the 6x6x3, the same blank I had, for $17.50.<\/p>\n Woodfinder<\/a> is an excellent website that is dedicated to advertising wood dealers. In your search for Huluballi this can be an invaluable resource provided you use multiple search terms to capture all the possible listings. I can’t speak to the quality of any of the listed dealers, but Woodfinder does have the advantage of allowing searches to be performed based on location which might allow an interested buyer to visit a listed wood dealer in person to hand pick pieces at a comfortable price.<\/p>\n A significant problem with using Woodfinder is that many vendors are listed for woods that, upon further investigation, they do not offer. I don’t know if perhaps once they did and they didn’t update their listings or if some vendors use a standardized list of woods that include most everything conceivable with the idea that once you land on their page you will find something you want to buy even if you didn’t know it beforehand. It happens to me all the time!<\/p>\n When available, or in its native areas, Hububalli is commonly used to make furniture, cabinetry, flooring, veneer, and turned objects.<\/p>\n Hububalli is NOT listed in the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) Appendices<\/a> nor is it listed by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature<\/a> Red List.<\/p>\n To the best of my knowledge, the United States government does not place any restrictions on Hububalli.<\/p>\n I realize that inherent in working with wood is the killing of a part of the natural world that may be slow to return and if I become deeply concerned about this fact, I will have to find a new hobby. I hope that such a time does not come to pass or at least not any time soon. In part because I am concerned about legally and responsibly obtained wood, I am reluctant to buy from sellers outside of well-established and known vendors. I am highly unlikely, for example, to purchase any wood from auction sites, such as Ebay, because of uncertain sourcing and documentation, as well as the potential, even likelihood, of material being misidentified in order to achieve a higher selling price.<\/p>\n However, due to the commercial scarcity of some woods, resorting to auction sites such as Ebay or Etsy may be the only way to obtain some desirable domestic, or in some cases exotic imported, species that are not routinely commercially harvested. The potential risks of buying in these marketplaces have to be balanced against the desire to work with a specific species of wood. That is inherently an individual decision.<\/p>\n I also realize that many, if not most, wood workers do not have endangered species lists memorized, therefore I think it worthwhile and important to do even a small amount of research before purchasing any lumber, domestic as well as imported, to be certain of the potential impact you are having, even in a small way, on threatened or endangered populations. This information is easy to come by and takes only minutes to locate through any Internet search engine, including those you can access on your phone as you are standing in the lumber yard or store. Unfortunately, you simply cannot count on a vendor to tell you a product they are selling is endangered.<\/p>\n Besides the standard health risks associated with any type of wood dust, no further health reactions have been associated with Hububalli, however, other species in the Loxopterygium<\/em> genus have been reported to cause skin irritation. As always, caution is essential until you are certain you are not sensitive to Hububalli.<\/p>\n It is important to remember that although many people may, or may not, be sensitive to any given wood, the only experience that truly counts is your own, so use reported side effects as guidance but not as a substitute for cautious and safe practices.<\/p>\n Appropriate protective equipment is therefore always recommended when working with this, or any other, wood, exotic or domestic, unless you have worked with the species before and are certain you are not sensitive to it.<\/p>\n Complete information about health hazards<\/a> associated with a wide variety of exotic hardwoods is available from The Wood Database<\/a>. Additional information about how to best use a dust collection system and personal protective equipment, such as respirators, can also be found through this excellent and comprehensive resource.<\/a><\/p>\n Fortunately, I experienced no difficulties while working with Hububalli.<\/p>\n 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 Hububalli is fairly soft so it didn’t cut cleanly in the first passes so I had to spent a fair amount of time making very light and delicate cuts to remove some gouging that I certainly didn’t want to have to attack with sandpaper.<\/p>\n And while I have read the report of good natural luster and the ability of Hububalli to take a natural polish, this just was not my experience. Even when finely finished down to 800 grit, and not everyone goes even remotely that fine with their sanding, I STILL didn’t get a natural luster at all. As far as a natural polish is concerned, forget about it. Give me Bocote or Cocobolo and I’ll show you a natural finish!<\/p>\n Hububalli Reverse<\/p><\/div>\n Hububalli just wasn’t the wood for me and I guess I am just spoiled by my work with exotic beauties and exceptional pieces of domestic material as well. It takes a good bit to impress me and Hububalli just didn’t do that. It is good to know that it’s cheap too.<\/p>\n All cuts were made using the Easy Wood Tool<\/a> system on my Robust American Beauty<\/a> lathe. Forward chucking was in a Nova Chuck<\/a>, while reverse chucking was done using a Nova Chuck with Cole Jaws. Sanding was with Gold and Green Wave sanding discs from Packard Woodworks<\/a>. Final finish is Shellawax.<\/a><\/p>\n As always, I wish all my readers a great experience in whatever your wood working interests happen to be and to those who like working with lathes especially, do a good turn today!<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Honestly, I just wasn’t impressed with Hububalli.\u00a0 The wood seemed very plain, especially when stacked against some of the other exotic woods I have been working with lately.\u00a0 And Hububalli is fairly soft so it didn’t cut cleanly in the first passes so I had to spent a fair amount of time making very light and delicate cuts to remove some gouging that I certainly didn’t want to have to attack with sandpaper.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":175,"featured_media":3284,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[135,128,136,137,129,138,139,130],"tags":[154,168,171,181,183,188,200,217,221,226,230,239,240,241,247],"yoast_head":"\nGeneral Characteristics:<\/h2>\n
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