This material was cut 1 year ago and is completely wax sealed. It is still considered freshly cut. Zapote is difficult to work with a strong tendency to check when freshly cut. Therefore, we advise using a twice turning method to best preserve the great quality of the wood and reduce checking. There are great colors in this batch! Please be sure you can work with the natural properties of this piece. This does have a few bark incursions that will easily turn away. There are two surface checks that are on the top and bottom of this piece.

Fiddleback Maple, a classic at Cook Woods, yields picturesque turning projects! Along with fiddleback, some cluster burls & spalting may be present. The Maple tree was dead standing for a considerable number of years, which helped slowly dry the wood, producing higher quality blanks. Blanks have been wax sealed to protect quality. As of September 2018, most blanks have lost 50% of their moisture or more; some having lost up to 80%. You’ll love turning this attractive wood!

Fiddleback Maple, a classic at Cook Woods, yields picturesque turning projects! Along with fiddleback, some cluster burls & spalting may be present. The Maple tree was dead standing for a considerable number of years, which helped slowly dry the wood, producing higher quality blanks. Blanks have been wax sealed to protect quality. As of September 2018, most blanks have lost 50% of their moisture or more; some having lost up to 80%. You’ll love turning this attractive wood! This piece has incredible color and figure!

Fiddleback Maple, a classic at Cook Woods, yields picturesque turning projects! Along with fiddleback, some cluster burls & spalting may be present. The Maple tree was dead standing for a considerable number of years, which helped slowly dry the wood, producing higher quality blanks. Blanks have been wax sealed to protect quality. As of September 2018, most blanks have lost 50% of their moisture or more; some having lost up to 80%. You’ll love turning this attractive wood! This piece has some pin incursions present on edge. Lost about 50% of its moisture content. 9/7/2018

Fiddleback Maple, a classic at Cook Woods, yields picturesque turning projects! Along with fiddleback, some cluster burls & spalting may be present. The Maple tree was dead standing for a considerable number of years, which helped slowly dry the wood, producing higher quality blanks. Blanks have been wax sealed to protect quality. As of September 2018, most blanks have lost 50% of their moisture or more; some having lost up to 80%. You’ll love turning this attractive wood! This piece has some lost about 50% of its moisture content. 9/7/2018

Fiddleback Maple, a classic at Cook Woods, yields picturesque turning projects! Along with fiddleback, some cluster burls & spalting may be present. The Maple tree was dead standing for a considerable number of years, which helped slowly dry the wood, producing higher quality blanks. Blanks have been wax sealed to protect quality. As of September 2018, most blanks have lost 50% of their moisture or more; some having lost up to 80%. You’ll love turning this attractive wood! This piece has some small incursions present that should easily turn away. Must be able to work with. Lost about 50% of its moisture content. 9/7/2018

Fiddleback Maple, a classic at Cook Woods, yields picturesque turning projects! Along with fiddleback, some cluster burls & spalting may be present. The Maple tree was dead standing for a considerable number of years, which helped slowly dry the wood, producing higher quality blanks. Blanks have been wax sealed to protect quality. As of September 2018, most blanks have lost 50% of their moisture or more; some having lost up to 80%. You’ll love turning this attractive wood! This piece has a few small checks and some minor incursions present that should easily turn away.

Fiddleback Maple, a classic at Cook Woods, yields picturesque turning projects! Along with fiddleback, some cluster burls & spalting may be present. The Maple tree was dead standing for a considerable number of years, which helped slowly dry the wood, producing higher quality blanks. Blanks have been wax sealed to protect quality. As of September 2018, most blanks have lost 50% of their moisture or more; some having lost up to 80%. You’ll love turning this attractive wood! This piece has some incredible fiddleback with some scattered sound cluster burls present.

Fiddleback Maple, a classic at Cook Woods, yields picturesque turning projects! Along with fiddleback, some cluster burls & spalting may be present. The Maple tree was dead standing for a considerable number of years, which helped slowly dry the wood, producing higher quality blanks. Blanks have been wax sealed to protect quality. As of September 2018, most blanks have lost 50% of their moisture or more; some having lost up to 80%. You’ll love turning this attractive wood! This piece has some soft spalting (white areas).

Fiddleback Maple, a classic at Cook Woods, yields picturesque turning projects! Along with fiddleback, some cluster burls & spalting may be present. The Maple tree was dead standing for a considerable number of years, which helped slowly dry the wood, producing higher quality blanks. Blanks have been wax sealed to protect quality. As of September 2018, most blanks have lost 50% of their moisture or more; some having lost up to 80%. You’ll love turning this attractive wood! This piece has some soft spalting present.

Tigerwood is one of the most exotic woods from Brazil. Its rich, contrasting colors, striped patterns, and figure set it apart as an exquisite choice for a variety of projects. This high quality stock does not have any visual checks. It is completely wax sealed and has been slowly air drying for over 5 years, though some pieces may still contain slight residual moisture. Tigerwood is dense and naturally oily, making it a clear choice for turnery. This piece has great color and figure!

Tigerwood is one of the most exotic woods from Brazil. Its rich, contrasting colors, striped patterns, and figure set it apart as an exquisite choice for a variety of projects. This high quality stock does not have any visual checks. It is completely wax sealed and has been slowly air drying for over 5 years, though some pieces may still contain slight residual moisture. Tigerwood is dense and naturally oily, making it a clear choice for turnery.

Tigerwood is one of the most exotic woods from Brazil. Its rich, contrasting colors, striped patterns, and figure set it apart as an exquisite choice for a variety of projects. This high quality stock does not have any visual checks. It is completely wax sealed and has been slowly air drying for over 5 years, though some pieces may still contain slight residual moisture. Tigerwood is dense and naturally oily, making it a clear choice for turnery. There is a rough corner edge below the numbers.

This piece has incredible color and figure! Fresh cut and wax sealed August 13, 2018.

This piece has incredible color and figure! Fresh cut and wax sealed August 13, 2018.

This piece has great figure in both faces! A check along the corner edge is present on edge of the numbers that will easily turn away. It also has a couple incursions on the figured area. Fresh cut and wax sealed August 13, 2018.

This Jatoba material is dense and durable for any of your turning projects. It has been air drying for over 2 years and may contain some residual moisture. It has warm red color variations more than a standard American Cherry. There are some quartersawn turning pieces available. Pin holes may be present on pieces and have been described.

These completely waxed blanks are freshly cut and wax sealed. Twice turning is the recommended method for drying. Some bark incursions & live edges are present in some pieces as well as a small random check. You’ll love the array of color & figure in this fantastic Maple Burl. This piece has a rounded corner edge below he numbers on the left with several bark incursions. Lost 50% of its moisture.

This piece has some surface checks with a couple bug holes and rough edges.

These beautiful turning blanks contain warm golden hues with an occasional touch of orange/red or brown striping. The pieces tend to have fuzz on the outside due to interlocking grain. This fuzzy appearance will easily turn away. Twice turning is the recommended method for working & drying this wax sealed wood, as it is freshly cut as of June 2018. This piece has some burl eyes and a little bit of fiddleback. theres a couple chainsaw cuts.

These beautiful turning blanks contain warm golden hues with an occasional touch of orange/red or brown striping. The pieces tend to have fuzz on the outside due to interlocking grain. This fuzzy appearance will easily turn away. Twice turning is the recommended method for working & drying this wax sealed wood, as it is freshly cut as of June 2018. This piece is angle cut.

These beautiful turning blanks contain warm golden hues with an occasional touch of orange/red or brown striping. The pieces tend to have fuzz on the outside due to interlocking grain. This fuzzy appearance will easily turn away. Twice turning is the recommended method for working & drying this wax sealed wood, as it is freshly cut as of June 2018. This piece has beautiful figure and color!

These beautiful turning blanks contain warm golden hues with an occasional touch of orange/red or brown striping. The pieces tend to have fuzz on the outside due to interlocking grain. This fuzzy appearance will easily turn away. Twice turning is the recommended method for working & drying this wax sealed wood, as it is freshly cut as of June 2018. This piece has a small knot and dent that will easily turn away!

These beautiful turning blanks contain warm golden hues with an occasional touch of orange/red or brown striping. The pieces tend to have fuzz on the outside due to interlocking grain. This fuzzy appearance will easily turn away. Twice turning is the recommended method for working & drying this wax sealed wood, as it is freshly cut as of June 2018. This piece has beautiful color and figure! It looks milkier on the picture.

These beautiful turning blanks contain warm golden hues with an occasional touch of orange/red or brown striping. The pieces tend to have fuzz on the outside due to interlocking grain. This fuzzy appearance will easily turn away. Twice turning is the recommended method for working & drying this wax sealed wood, as it is freshly cut as of June 2018. This piece has burl eyes on the flat sawn face while the quarter to rift faces show some fiddleback.

These beautiful turning blanks contain warm golden hues with an occasional touch of orange/red or brown striping. The pieces tend to have fuzz on the outside due to interlocking grain. This fuzzy appearance will easily turn away. Twice turning is the recommended method for working & drying this wax sealed wood, as it is freshly cut as of June 2018. This piece has beautiful color and figure with some burl eyes.

These beautiful turning blanks contain warm golden hues with an occasional touch of orange/red or brown striping. The pieces tend to have fuzz on the outside due to interlocking grain. This fuzzy appearance will easily turn away. Twice turning is the recommended method for working & drying this wax sealed wood, as it is freshly cut as of June 2018. This piece has beautiful color and figure!

These beautiful turning blanks contain warm golden hues with an occasional touch of orange/red or brown striping. The pieces tend to have fuzz on the outside due to interlocking grain. This fuzzy appearance will easily turn away. Twice turning is the recommended method for working & drying this wax sealed wood, as it is freshly cut as of June 2018. This piece has a lot of burl eyes with a nice figure!

These beautiful turning blanks contain warm golden hues with an occasional touch of orange/red or brown striping. The pieces tend to have fuzz on the outside due to interlocking grain. This fuzzy appearance will easily turn away. Twice turning is the recommended method for working & drying this wax sealed wood, as it is freshly cut as of June 2018. This piece has beautiful color and figure!

These beautiful turning blanks contain warm golden hues with an occasional touch of orange/red or brown striping. The pieces tend to have fuzz on the outside due to interlocking grain. This fuzzy appearance will easily turn away. Twice turning is the recommended method for working & drying this wax sealed wood, as it is freshly cut as of June 2018. This piece has some nice figure with some small incursion.