New Pernambuco Lacemaking Bobbins

by Peter Smith on November 2, 2008

Pernambuco is a wood I haven’t turned before, but I acquired a few blanks in the bundle that Stuart Johnson gave me a few weeks ago. It is also called Brazil Wood.

It is a heavy, hard wood which is tough and very durable with a generally straight grain and a fine, even texture. The sapwood is pale, in contrast to the heartwood which is a lustrous bright orange-red that turns to a rich red-brown on exposure. These lacemaking bobbins are made from the heartwood and were a delight to turn. This is an increasingly rare wood, and is now endangered so I don’t know if there will be any more of these. I had sufficient wood to turn four bobbins, they are a lovely colour.

You can see them here => Pernambuco Lacemaking Bobbins

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