Wenge experience

[bitshird]

I turned this Wenge Euro and after applying alot of CA, it shined up sorta decent the wood turns easy enough but that wide open grain is a real bugger to deal with and I had to wipe it thoroughly with Acetone, aren't Carcinogens fun [:0][B)] Please feel free to critiize at will, I apologize for the poor photo skills [V]

 

[fernhills]

Hi, i like wenge but it is a pain to work,but when you get it there it looks great.Thats about where your at. Carl

 

[TellicoTurning]

Hi Ken,
I like the looks of Wenge.. it's a good wood to turn, but the open grain does get to be a trick to deal with.

I turned a pepperemill from Wenge.. thought I would never get it smooth enough to finish... finally started smearing CA over it... took about a 1/2 bottle of med CA to get it smooth. Only thing it looked almost totally black when finished, didn't show the beautiful chocolate and black strips I wanted... fortunately, it was just what the lady who bought it was looking for.

 

[Radman]

Congratulations Ken, you did a terrific job on a very difficult wood. Looks great!
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