Exotic Woods
1 African Blackwood. Difficult to work, blunts tools, finest of turning woods,
holds screw threads nearly as well as metal!
considered among the hardest and denseness wood in the world.
2 Bocote. SouthAmerica, oily waxy feel but glues ok, lustrous,
3 Leadwood. SouthAfrica, difficult to cut, dense, tear-out.Turns well.
4 Wenge. Varies in density, leaves sanding pockets, splinters are infectious.
large pours, blunts tools.
Exotic Woods
1 African Blackwood. Difficult to work, blunts tools, finest of turning woods,
holds screw threads nearly as well as metal!
considered among the hardest and denseness wood in the world.
2 Bocote. SouthAmerica, oily waxy feel but glues ok, lustrous,
3 Leadwood. SouthAfrica, difficult to cut, dense, tear-out.Turns well.
4 Wenge. Varies in density, leaves sanding pockets, splinters are infectious.
large pours, blunts tools.