Wood Turning Wood B

Bannia
(Swartzia Bannia) A small tree from French Guiana the heartwood is purple-black with streaks making it highly attractive for bowl blanks. The sapwood is straight grained and yellow in colour. It is a very hard wood making it difficult to turn. Prone to surface checking and sensitive to heat during finishing. A rare timber, it is often used for small articles and decorative wood turning.

Beech Spalted
(Fagus Sylvatica) Beech tree heartwood is a pale colour almost pink-brown in appearance. Beech wood is easy to work with a close grain, but has a tendency to split or shrink when turning green wood. The dust from this timber can be harmful to health.

Briar Burr
(Erica Arborea) This root timber from Spain has a natural colour looking like a large coconut. The burrs are used in woodturning, offering a good finish, making it perfect for projects like perfume bottles.

Bubinga
(Guibourtia Demeusei) This large tree from Cameroon can grow up to 50 metres in height and over 1 metre diameter. Sapwood with its off white appearance is noticeably lighter than the light red-brown heartwood. This wood is stable for woodturning finishing particularly well. Often used as a cabinet making timber and veneer.