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monkeynutz
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Got some blanks of another specie on Ebay the other day, and the vendor tossed a couple crosscut ME blanks in the box as well. Beautiful patterns, but having worked with ME in martial arts weapons in the past, I know how tough and brittle it can be, particularly in the darker sections. I am worried that, even with sharp tools, I'm gonna bust up these blanks on the lathe, mainly because they're crosscuts, and there will be no long grain whatsoever. What strategy do you all recommend? Should I just drench them with thin CA every couple passes and hope for the best?