The Brazilian Ebony is one of the hardest commercial hardwoods you can ever find in the market today. Its scientific name is Swartzia Tomentosa, with a 3,692 Janka Hardness rating. It is heavy and dense and comes with straight grain. Besides, it exhibits an almost black color, so it gets often referred to as Ebony. Yet, … Read more
So, you wanted to jumpstart your woodworking career and researched the wood dimensions available in the market today. To your surprise, you had come face-to-face with terms like nominal size and actual size of lumber—terms you are pretty unfamiliar with. Things suddenly become confusing to you, and you want to know the difference between nominal … Read more
If you ever want to dabble in woodworking, you will more likely tinker with Ashwood, and you might also ask whether Ash is hardwood. Ash is a significant wood in the lumber industry because of its strength and lightness. It is also shock resistant and can give your project a great look. As a hardwood, … Read more
Let’s check out African Pearwood to get you started in your quest for the ideal wood. If you live, for example, in Africa, one hardwood native to this continent is African Pearwood. This wood gets generally used for making veneer, fine furniture, turned objects, specialty items, and cabinetry. African Pearwood has the scientific name Baillonella toxisperma, … Read more
One of the most highly coveted exotic hardwoods on Earth is Santos Mahogany. It has exceptional beauty and other sterling characteristics and properties that every woodworker would indeed love to have in wood. It has a lovely reddish-brown to deep-red hue and remains dimensionally stable and beautiful over time. It also features excellent tight grain … Read more
Have you ever harvested apples from the Apple tree? I guess you have, and I am sure the apple fruits captivated your eyes more than the apple wood. If you’re not a woodworker, you may not even ask whether an Apple tree is hardwood or softwood. Yet, if you’re a die-hard woodworker, you will know … Read more
If you live in the dry region of North America, you might be familiar with Mesquite. Mesquite, of course, is a common name for many plants under the genus Prosopis. Besides, there are around forty species of trees under this genus. Mesquite, of course, is deciduous, which sheds its leaves during autumn. Mesquite, of course, … Read more
If you have taken Latin courses in the past, you might be familiar with the Latin phrase “Lignum Vitae.” Of course, Vitae is the genitive form of “vita” and means “of life.” Lignum, on the other hand, means “wood.” Taken together, Lignum Vitae means wood of life. Lignum Vitae is called “the wood of life” because of its … Read more
Imagine you are working on Snakewood and sweating it out to whip this wood into shape. Well, such an imaginative scenario might happen if you ever got access to Snakewood. But what is Snakewood, and why will you sweat a lot when cutting Snakewood? The reason is quite apparent. It is because Snakewood is very … Read more