PaulSF
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And I have issues with it, quite a few issues. First attempt at finishing was polyacrylic urethane. Didn't like how that was working out, so I stripped it off, resanded, and tried CA/BLO using Russ Fairfield's method. Didn't like how that was working out, so I stripped it off, resanded, and tried CA using Fangar's method. Didn't like how that was working out, plus the CA fumes were making me bleed from my eyes, nostrils and belly button, so I yanked the blanks from the lathe and gave up.
Then I saw this morning that some advocate not even using a finish on olive wood. So I came in to the store, stripped off the CA residue, resanded, then white diamond followed by carnauba wax. And while I'm not entirely happy with things, I like how the wax gives the olive wood a soft, real-wood finish. And I have to say, this particular set of blanks has some hellaciously beautiful grain to it.
So, on that note:
Then I saw this morning that some advocate not even using a finish on olive wood. So I came in to the store, stripped off the CA residue, resanded, then white diamond followed by carnauba wax. And while I'm not entirely happy with things, I like how the wax gives the olive wood a soft, real-wood finish. And I have to say, this particular set of blanks has some hellaciously beautiful grain to it.
So, on that note: