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I have covered the basics of Kingwood<\/a> in the past so I won’t repeat all that here.<\/p>\n

This was my first time, however, making bowls from Kingwood and I found the process to be a delight.  Kingwood, as is also true of most of the true Rosewoods of the Dalbergia genus, cut very clean and required next to no sanding, which is a blessing since sanding an oily wood like Kingwood is no treat although the use of Abranet screens does help a great deal.<\/p>\n

What doesn’t come through very well in the photos is how intensely purple Kingwood really is.  The dust from the minimal sanding was truly violet.  The finish does obscure this a bit and sadly, I expect that the color will darken over time and exposure to light as tends to be the case with colored hardwoods.<\/p>\n

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Kingwood<\/p><\/div>\n

These pieces measure ~5.25″ to 5.5″ x 2″.<\/p>\n

Note the I INTENTIONALLY kept the sapwood intact.  Yes, if you are wondering, I am well aware of how to orient my blanks to remove the sapwood in the turning process but I chose not to do this since I enjoy the contrast and the unique look that I feel the sapwood imparts.<\/p>\n

As you have probably guessed, I would be thrilled to work with Kingwood again but this seems unlikely given the genus wide restrictions on all things Dalbergia.<\/p>\n

All major cuts were made using the Easy Wood Tool<\/a> system on my Robust American Beauty<\/a> lathe, although I do use Robert Sorby bowl gouges<\/a> for light final passes before sanding.  Forward chucking was in a Nova Chuck<\/a>, while reverse chucking was done using a Nova Chuck with Cole Jaws<\/a>.  Sanding was with Gold and Green Wave sanding discs as well as Abranet screens<\/a> 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

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