A friend brought me two pen blanks of snakewood to make euro pens with. A note attached to the package said to boil the wood for 5 to 10 minutes before turning, but gave no further instructions. This wood is too costly to mess up, so I need advice on how to proceed. Thanks......Don
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Question re: turning snakewood
- Thread starter Don Rose
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If I hada guess, I would guess he bought it from Exotic Wood World probably via their eBay store. They are proponents of boiling wood to dry it.
Beyond the above, that's all I can offer
Beyond the above, that's all I can offer
I've made pen's with snakewood and never boiled anything. That sounds kind of strange to me.
- Scott
- Scott
I can understand their suggestion to boil it. Snakewood is notorious for cracking. Unless your blanks are already very dry it might be a good idea. Or, just use your favorite drying method.
I've only dried one piece (a bowl blank) via the boiling method but it worked very well.
I've only dried one piece (a bowl blank) via the boiling method but it worked very well.