David Moore
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I couldn't resist picking up some Gabon Ebony, Snakewood and Purpleheart today at my local hardwood dealer. Reading on the IAP site I'm discovering none of these is too easy to work with and since I am a newbie at this I'm thinking I may have made a mistake in buying these particular woods. But since I am always game to try I'll probably give it a shot. Couple of questions: Would using these woods in small amounts in segmented pens give me less chance of splitting or tearouts? Also the ebony is green. I'm thinking of just storing it for a while but wondered whether I should cut it into blank-sized pieces or leave it as the 1x4 size it is now while I store it?
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