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Hi,

Last night I was turning a pen from a bit of Lignum Vitae, and was wondering if it is normal for the wood to feel 'waxy'?

It took a great finish off the tool, any sanding made it much worse until you got to very high grits (micro mesh) - is this normal?

It is pretty hard going on the tools too, isn't it?!?!

Still, it should be fairly nice when I fit some hardware to it!

[QUOTE="Gizmo3k, post: 185167, member: 621"] Hi, Last night I was turning a pen from a bit of Lignum Vitae, and was wondering if it is normal for the wood to feel 'waxy'? It took a great finish off the tool, any sanding made it much worse until you got to very high grits (micro mesh) - is this normal? It is pretty hard going on the tools too, isn't it?!?! Still, it should be fairly nice when I fit some hardware to it! [/QUOTE]

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