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Hi there. The comments are correct - I posted a pic of a potpourri bowl made from Wenge yesterday. The photo is not so good but you can see the grain. I only ever use carbide cutters when making the bowls. When I make pens in Wenge I always sand the blanks round first before putting it on the mandrel and only ever use a very sharp skew chisel whilst sanding between cuts. I find that this tends to stop break out. I also finished a pen in Wenge the other day with a final sanding of 1200 grit and finished with CA. I'll try to post a photo of this pen tomorrow...hope this helps!

[QUOTE="TK woodman, post: 74723, member: 490"] Hi there. The comments are correct - I posted a pic of a potpourri bowl made from Wenge yesterday. The photo is not so good but you can see the grain. I only ever use carbide cutters when making the bowls. When I make pens in Wenge I always sand the blanks round first before putting it on the mandrel and only ever use a very sharp skew chisel whilst sanding between cuts. I find that this tends to stop break out. I also finished a pen in Wenge the other day with a final sanding of 1200 grit and finished with CA. I'll try to post a photo of this pen tomorrow...hope this helps! [/QUOTE]

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