egnald
Member
Hi all,
I just had a blowout on a nice Black and White Ebony blank from Laos. I drilled the body OK, but when I was drilling the cap I had a blowout when my drill was exiting the blank. Since this wood is hard and is prone to cracking, normally I would have cut the blank long and stopped drilling before breaking through, then saw it to the final length, but I was being greedy with the material so I could use the little cutoff nub to turn a custom cabochon for a cap insert (Jr. Gent Kit).
Oh well, I will just have to try again with a new blank tomorrow. - Dave
I just had a blowout on a nice Black and White Ebony blank from Laos. I drilled the body OK, but when I was drilling the cap I had a blowout when my drill was exiting the blank. Since this wood is hard and is prone to cracking, normally I would have cut the blank long and stopped drilling before breaking through, then saw it to the final length, but I was being greedy with the material so I could use the little cutoff nub to turn a custom cabochon for a cap insert (Jr. Gent Kit).
Oh well, I will just have to try again with a new blank tomorrow. - Dave