Strange woods….

[Gadget-UK]

My son and I try to outdo each other at Christmas with odd bits of wood we have come across as gifts to each other.
This year my son was the winner with my gifts from him being a section of a Palm Tree (old table leg) & a piece of African Black Wood (again recycled).

Maybe I have led a sheltered life , but never seen (or knowingly seen) either of these, especially the Palm wood, what an amazing pattern in the wood.

Just a thought but what is the rarest / strangest wood you have found / turned.

Turning them both this week so I will let you know how it goes

 

[alan morrison]

Watch out for the splinters when turning the Palm.

 

[flexi]

My favourite is Huon pine from Australia it smells as good as it looks!

 

[Gadget-UK]

My favourite is Huon pine from Australia it smells as good as it looks!

I will have to have a look for that one Mark

 

[howsitwork?]

Australian burr timbers . Very hard, very beautiful ,very heavy

rarest - my grandfathers lignum vitae bowls . the grain is incredible and the oil content formidable . The only blanks i’ve had to ream out after drilling with the correct sized bit cos the holes self closed on the tubes.

cutting them was a challenge on the bandsaw too

 

[Bill Mooney]

Sequoia is a timber which is very soft & you have to be careful when sanding. A minimum of very light sanding is required or you can spoil your turning.

 

[Gadget-UK]

Sequoia is a timber which is very soft & you have to be careful when sanding. A minimum of very light sanding is required or you can spoil your turning.

Thats another one I have never tried.
On the "To Find and Turn List"

Thanks Bill : )