I rarely buy timber but earlier this year I had the incredible good luck to win some exotic timber in the last raffle organised by the
Tool Post. The picture shows me in my workshop with the prize.
All the wood came from Catapu (forestry concession belonging to TCT Dalmann), Sofala Province, central Mozambique, South Africa. These were new to me and comprised:
Leadwood Combretum imberbe, also know in the local Sena language as Nangali and often referred to as Monzo.
Wild Mango Cordylia Africana, also known and marketed using its Sena (local Language) name, Mutondo.
Chamfuta Afzelia quanzensis, also known as Pod Mahogany.
Panga Panga Milletia stuhlmanniiXylia Xylia torreana, known locally as N'cala and regionally in English as Sand ash.
Am really enjoying working and revealing the qualities of these and I am grateful to the
Toolpost for giving me the opportunity of working with wood which I never knew existed.