The internet has enabled people to have their dream instrument built with the finest material, but it's does require a careful, through screening process to ensure you get fair value. Selecting Brazilian...
Unusual Pink Ivory color change examined Updated 8/10/2007 Pink Ivory (Berchemia zeyheri ) comes from a relatively small South-East African tree. This heavy and beautiful wood was considered extremely rare at...
I've found, that much of the purpleheart lumber I buy, isn't as purple as I hoped it would be. I was looking for a wood that was a much more striking vision of purple. Here's what works for me: If you...
This guide will tell you how we (It's a Burl) work with the cracks, voids and inclusions found in burl and highly figured wood. When I first started I would either trim off or fill any cracks and voids. I...
Did you know that the Center for Wood Anatomy Research, in Madison, Wisconsin, will identify a maximum of five wood samples per calendar year as a free public service to U.S. citizens?Wood identifications...
Wood Common Names In this guide,'wood' refers to either the tree or the wood from the tree.Botanical name (or scientific name)is the genus and species of the tree. It's often difficult to pin down a wood as to...
Working with Burl and Heavily Spalted Wood - How to Fill and Finish Bark Pockets, Checks Voids The Easy Way Working with burls, and heavily spalted woods can involve a little extra work to bring out it's full...
Mesquite (of the genus Prosopis ) consists of about 45 species of leguminous spiny trees and shrubs found in subtropical and tropical regions of the Americas, Africa and southwest Asia. There are three common...
Baltic Finland Birch Listings The purpose of this guide is to help you learn more about Baltic Birch plywood. We cover the grades, sizes, thicknesses and uses of Baltic Birch plywood here. I'm not an expert...
Tips to save good hardwood with a table saw, router, or planer.Don't plane wood on just one side. Many times the wood will cup unevenly. Reduce the chance of having a piece of cherry wood or black walnut cup....