new wood

[guts]

i picked up a few pieces of wood at rockler,Pau Fero,Lauro Petro and Texas Ebony,any does and dont's would be appreciated.TIA.(if the spelling is wrong blame rockler not me)

 

[jthompson1995]

Pau ferro is also called morado and Bolivian Rosewood, though not a true rosewood. I find it very easy to turn and finishes to a high gloss easily. I've gotten good results with Mylands friction polish and CA, but it was very glossy just sanding to 12000 MM. I really like it, it reminds me of good walnut, but harder.

 

[vick]

Texas Ebony sometimes has a tendency to crack so take the normal precautions you would for any crack prone wood.

 

[alamocdc]

I love TE! It's pretty hard to turn if cross cut. I've not experienced the cracking problems... maybe I've just been lucky.[]

 

[mrcook4570]

I have some wood that is labelled Lau Preto. Not sure if it's the same as what you have. The wood I have is related to bocote, just more of a greenish brown color instead of the yellow color of bocote.