Blackwood finish
Just finished 12 blackwood Barons for rewards at work. Making 12 gave me a chance to experiment with CA finish on this wood.
The biggest challenge that I had was getting the blanks off the bushings without having the CA lift at the ends. It is really obvious when you get a whitish band around the end of the blank from the CA coming loose.
I have always turned my blanks, finished, and polished on the lathe, then used a knife to score the CA on the workbench, rolling the blank and pushing down with the knife. This didn't work too well with the blackwood. I discovered that I got better results by scoring the finish on the lathe using a parting tool, sharp edge presented vertically to the bushing right at the end of the blank. Needs a very light touch, and then I did my usual EEE and Shellawax over the CA. Tubes came off the bushings real nice, and while I still had a little CA overhanging the ends, I was able to wet sand it away without lifting the finish on the blank.
Time will tell on the durability of this finish, but it's initially very nice.