"Burned Inside Series" it would be an advice... Russian Olive Wood               ..read more

Russian Olive Wood - Burned Inside Series First piece is 51 x 22 cm diameter Second piece is 29 x 23 cm diameter Both For sell - ceres_paolo@hotmail.com for info         ..read more

Western Red Cedar: https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thuja_plicata Legno leggerissimo, tenero, caratterizzato da una crescita lentissima, almeno quello in mio possesso. Proviene da oltre oceano. Trovato come scarto in una falegnameria e subito arraffato. Legno profumato. Fantastico al tatto, ma si scheggia con grandissima facilità. lo si può incidere con un unghia, senza fatica. Western Red Cedar confrontato con dell'Ebano Makassar, pare assurdo che possano essere valutati come uno stesso materiale: Legno. Come dire grafite - diamante, o meglio gesso - marmo   ..read more

Populus Alba, or Silverleaf Poplar or White Poplar.. Was a very old tree, the trunk bark change into black while the branchs were white... it was around 180 cm diameter at the base..regular growth, not fast not slow...   ..read more

Lots of type of Sumac The one i turn is Staghorn Sumac, Rhus typhina. Definetly one of the best wood to turn       ..read more

Woods are:  Sophora Japonica,  White Mulberry,  Cherry,  Boxelder, Italia Walnut, Sycamore ..read more

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The wood i got comes from one of this two... https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sequoiadendron_giganteum or https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sequoia_sempervirens I was lookin for this wood since long time, almost bought it from overseas, if the delivery had not been so high.. I got this sequoia from a man who live in Desenzano del Garda. He took down this tree and keep the pieces for woodworking.. I was lucky, right place right time.. I did not know that the giant sequoia grow even here, in Italy So I searched in the national database of monumental trees and I found that in a country not too far fr ..read more

https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pistacia_lentiscus Chiamato anche Lentisco, Mastic tree wood Mastic plant resin 74 cm max large really incredible wood with a lot of color Hard wood. The one i turned was dry, something like 20 years. it is been given to me, from a man who took it in Italy from Spain. pictures are really bad, like my mobile ... pistacia lenticus:     Cheers ..read more

Russian olive Wood : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elaeagnus_angustifolia     First piece in the begin was around 80 kg. Just After turned  was 1.300 gr. 45 cm  x  27 cm Brushed and oiled     Another it is ready:   Cheers ..read more