Bubbinga trouble

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hellgap

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Im try to work with some unstabilized bubbinga and I am finding its very difficut not to burn the wood. Pretty much all my other woods I have been doing are either Iron wood or stabilized wood of many different types . I can only sand with my belt grinder with 60 and even a fresh belt if I go to 100 grit fresh belt it will burn . Then I go back to 60 take away the burn and can only hand sand . The wood is killer my main question I thought bubbinga was african rose wood and if so should not need to be stabilized and should sand like Ironwood. ???????????? I am stumped.
 
Was gonna say rasps, I use them alot on blackwood and Iornwood and cocobolo because of the dust and burning up the wood. and Take as much as you dare off with a band saw first.
 
Slow down that belt sander to a very slow speed. If it isn't variable speed, use files, rasps, sandpaper.....and do it by hand.
Highly figured bubinga can be stunning if finished right.
Stacy
 
What Stacy said. Bubinga IS NOT a rosewood, it's only marketed sometimes by the name "African rosewood" as Pau ferro is marketed as "Bolivian rosewood". One must use caution in assuming physical and mechanical properties of wood solely by market names.
 
bladsmth said:
Slow down that belt sander to a very slow speed. If it isn't variable speed, use files, rasps, sandpaper.....and do it by hand.
Highly figured bubinga can be stunning if finished right.
Stacy
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AS Stacy said.Bandsaw,then rasps,then 60 grit AO new belt, then sandpaper.
Stan
 
You need to have a lot of patience with Bubinga if you want to do it on the belt.
As the others have said, slow the belt way down.
 
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