In this woodworking video I use a woodturning lathe to turn a piece of 300 year old box wood into an vase. Watch the journey of a simple wood blank as it transforms into something incredible!

That could change, as researchers have developed a method that turns wood into a super-dense, incredibly strong “uber” version of itself, and it’s actually a pretty simple process.

This slow-growing tree, which may have multiple stems, produces the densest wood of any tree in South Florida. It shows much resistance to high winds. Black ironwood should be used more often in ...