Some wood is worth more than gold—literally. In this video, we explore the world’s most expensive woods and why hollow wood is now the top choice for resin table craftsmen. Rare species like African ...

Sometimes, the best types of wood are more obscure. There are so many options out there, from the ridiculously hard African blackwood to soft pines, from the colorful purpleheart to the patterned ...

"I started collecting its seeds and initiated an African blackwood tree planting program here in Moshi," notes Chuwa. James Harris, a Texan wood turner, and his wife Bette Stockbauer, who creates ...

They're asking Scots to pay for planting "bagpipe trees" and to use other wood for now. But bagpipe makers aren't thrilled, saying without the African Blackwood, the Highland Fling just wouldn't ...