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Old 04-27-2012, 07:39 AM
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Can't find a pic of a finished one right off, but wanted to caution you on grinding and sanding cocobolo and other woods. The dust can cause you mild to severe health issues depending on you individual body chemistry. People with moderate to severe reaction to poison ivy seem to have the same reaction to dust from cocobolo. Use precautionary measures.
Always wear a good filter mask when grinding woods, combined with a quality dust vacuum system is even better.
Wood finishes very nicely if sanded to 400 grit, steel wooled with 0000 wool and then buffed with tripoli. Seal with good wax. There are many other ways to do this but it works for me.


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