Search:

BobH
agree 100%,things have come a long way for sure.Am seeing more and more stabilized wood products being offered these days,that may be the ultimate way of using wood for alot of applications.

The reason is that real ebony is now considerd a non-sustainable wood,is a hugh black market for illegle ebony.
Sort of like the african blood diamonds and poached Ivory.
Some of the woods you see...

Sorry NB, but African blackwood is a very cheap and available form of fake ebony,and pre ban real ivory is not a no/no any longer is the U.S.

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

Thats great,I always thought bagpipers were sort of an eclectic lot (actually I sort of thought they were nutcases:) in a good way,have turned alot of fittings for thier instruments? out of Ivory.
I...

The reality of tung oil is,it is a dinosaur product,Like spar varnish,shellac,linseed oil,real lacquer,none of which are applicable to wet environs.
If you work with real hardwoods,ebony, lignum,the...

As above, tru-oil with many costs and than rubbed out with rottenstone can look like glass.
The way I use it is to cut it with about 25% Zippo lighter fluid,you can get about two coats per day with...