Sumac: Glowing Wood

This video was made in my sister's university lab. It shows how sumac wood glows under a blacklight (fluorescence). Sapwood emits a faint blue glow while heartwood glows bright green.

This wood is not ideal for carving but I carved one more spoon from it. What could be a better gift than a spoon you can impress your labmates with?

Hazel Spoon with Pyrography Decoration

This hazel spoon was made in collaboration with my father who is interested in pyrography (decorating wood with burn marks). It turned out so beautiful that we plan to make more spoons like that in the future.