Hodsdonr
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Hi Thanks for the add.
We, my wife and I , are woodturners (Bowls etc) who turn pens as a minor but important part of woodturning. Our pen turning is currently all done in indigenous South African timbers which we find and source locally. We currently use some 45 different species all of which is sourced within 20km of home mostly from prunings of the municipality and local tree surgeons. All the wood we don't take is used as firewood or landfill. Our local trees are what you consider exotics, such as Tamboti, Wild Olive, Red Ivory , Leadwood etc . Living in Richards Bay on the east coast of KwaZuluNatal we are at the changover point of 3-4 major biomes and get trees from Coastal Forests, Sand Forest, Savannah Bushveld etc. There are some 600 tree species that grow here that are a match for and cabinet grade timber world wide. We are lucky.
Richard
We, my wife and I , are woodturners (Bowls etc) who turn pens as a minor but important part of woodturning. Our pen turning is currently all done in indigenous South African timbers which we find and source locally. We currently use some 45 different species all of which is sourced within 20km of home mostly from prunings of the municipality and local tree surgeons. All the wood we don't take is used as firewood or landfill. Our local trees are what you consider exotics, such as Tamboti, Wild Olive, Red Ivory , Leadwood etc . Living in Richards Bay on the east coast of KwaZuluNatal we are at the changover point of 3-4 major biomes and get trees from Coastal Forests, Sand Forest, Savannah Bushveld etc. There are some 600 tree species that grow here that are a match for and cabinet grade timber world wide. We are lucky.
Richard