Forrest Dado King, Spalted Wood

Wood that has outstanding qualities can be so inspiring. When you happen upon a piece of beautiful wood, there's nothing like the inspiration it can provide. Having the right tool to realize your inspired vision is essential in cases like this. If you happen to have an amazing specimen of spalted wood, for instance, you will probably need a tool that can handle an abundance of torn end grain. It's worth it, of course, to go to the trouble to sculpt around this kind of unique beauty that results when wood has decayed, but that doesn't mean it has to be frustratingly difficult. Using a Whiteside router set, or with products like Forrest, Dado King Woodworker II, or any of the other woodworking equipment and tools from this respected maker, will most effectively allow you to form your spalted wood into something really special.

Great hardwoods are prized by carpenters and woodworkers everywhere the world over. American hardwoods include ash, birch, cherry, mahogany, maple, oak, poplar, teak, and walnut. These are sometimes hard to find, which points to the value of using reclaimed lumber in projects, but no matter from whence your wood comes, you'll want to understand its properties, and you'll need to have great woodworking tools like the Forrest Dado King. Mahogany, for example, is a great wood for furniture-making with its straight grain, beautiful reddish tint, receptivity to stain, and other desirable qualities. With the right tools that can handle its degree of hardness (2 on a scale of 1-5), you almost won't be able to help but make something really fine.