I picked up some Mango wood at last night's club meeting. I was wondering if any one was turned Mango and how is it to work. Looks like it has some nice figure, but seems pretty soft/light.
Ronald, One thing that sticks out in my mind about mango is that it's a pretty open grained wood. Other than that, I don't recall any particular problems. Compare to some of the woods we turn here, it's pretty soft. Have fun, it makes a good looking pen or even better looking bowl IMHO.
I thought I would post a picture of what I turned with the Mango. A cigar pen, simple and easy to assemble. I do need to work on my photography skills though, lol.