Wood Turning Wood P

Paduak African
(Pterocarpus Soyauxii) 1 meter diameter and growing to a height of 35 metres, this tree from Cameroon has a red heartwood which settles to a purple brown later. Contrasting sapwood has a grey-white colour. Also used for cabinet making and furniture, this hardwood saws and turns very well.

Palo Santo
(Bulnesia Sarientii) At only 9 metres this small tree from Paraguay is of green to brown colouring with stripes. This wood is easy to turn producing an excellent finish.

Pau Amarelo
(Euxlophora Paraensis) A bright lemon coloured wood grown in Brazil, this golden wood is easy to work.

Pau Rosa
(Swartzia Madagascar) A deep red heartwood with streaks is an attractive feature of this tree from Tanzania. When dried can be used for furniture making and woodturning.

Pink Ivory
(Berchemia Zeyheri) This small South African tree is very rare. Light pink to dark pink heartwood with other colours, even grey. Cream sapwood has a tendency to split. This rare wood is used mainly for ornamental work.

Piquia Amarello
(Aspidasperma spp) A bright yellow heartwood and sapwood is highly stressed making it heat sensitive when finishing. Easy to turn, the wood is also used for inlays and woodcarving.

Purpleheart
(Peltogyne Venosa) Brazilian purpleheart is brown when cut before changing colour to purple. Used for boat building in addition to woodturning, this is one of my favorite woods to put on the lathe, its colour being popular with the whole family.

Poplar
(Populus spp) This European wood is easy to work. Poplar wood has a light colour which can be easily stained.