15 March 2022

New Wood for my Collection: Staghorn Sumac

In the autumn I've obtained a broken branch of staghorn sumac. The wood has strips of various colors: white, yellow, beige, greenish and dark brown. This is my first sumac spoon, the rest of the wood is stored in the freezer.



The wood is quite soft and fibrous, the brown growth rings are porous. In term of structure, it is not the best wood for carving but the colors are worth it.