Finish for Olive Wood S & P Grinders

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Ed Weingarden

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I've used olive wood in the past for pens, and never had any problems using CA for the finish. I now have a set of S & P grinders ready for finishing and I'm not sure what the best type of finish would be. I know that many of the imported exotic woods can be oily; I did a set of S & P grinders with one of the imported exotics (can't remember which one) and the polyurethane finish would not cure. I wiped it down with mineral spirits, sanded again, put a coat of shellac sanding sealer on it, and went ahead with the polyurethane again. This time the poly cured, but it took about a week. With all that said, I'm wondering if Olive Wood is one of those very oily woods. For any of you who have worked with it, what type of finish do you use, and what's your method of application? TIA.
 
I have done a good about of Bethlehem Olive wood pens. I haven't had any problems with ca finishes. However this wood was cut and sitting for well over 40 years before I got my hands on it.
 
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