JohnGreco
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I was fortunate enough to have a friend gift me a hunk of lignum vitae. He cut it from part of a railroad tie that was in the waters around the Panama Canal where there was a rail system in place to excavate the debris while the canal was being built. Once it was finished, the rail system was bulldozed into the water.
I've had bad experiences with oily woods developing ghosts in the CA despite my best attempts at cleaning up the blank before finishing it. I really didn't want the same to happen here (and this is THE OILIEST wood I've ever worked, far more so than BOW or Ebony). So I chose a dash of tung oil to help bring out the color and a dab of wax. Honestly, the shine it took just from friction buffing was almost as good as any shine I've seen.
If anybody has other tips for finishing this wood I'd love to hear it. Thanks!
I've had bad experiences with oily woods developing ghosts in the CA despite my best attempts at cleaning up the blank before finishing it. I really didn't want the same to happen here (and this is THE OILIEST wood I've ever worked, far more so than BOW or Ebony). So I chose a dash of tung oil to help bring out the color and a dab of wax. Honestly, the shine it took just from friction buffing was almost as good as any shine I've seen.
If anybody has other tips for finishing this wood I'd love to hear it. Thanks!
