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My brush handles are also heavily oiled as part of my final polishing with rottenstone, using walnut oil or artist grade clear linseed.Than I apply 6 coats of ren.
A bowl that really never drys out...

Good point,I use Acetone. Here is one I just finished,5/16 dowel all the way thru.Buff horn,lapis recon,purple heart.
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I do all the glue up first,bore the dowel hole, fill it with epoxy,drive the dowel in,Than turn the blank true on the metal lathe.
Face off both ends to the lenth I want,bore the holes, than turn...

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No Reason not to run the dowel all the way thru.

I use loctite two part epoxy but I think all epoxys are about the same.

2 part epoxy but also dowel them.