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Desert Ironwood
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I put a few coats of wax. 
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Just Carnuba wax.
I have been disappointed in the past when Ironwood darkened to where the figure was hard to see with a coat of Watco or tung oil and have quit putting any on it. It is oily enough on its own.
I have been disappointed in the past when Ironwood darkened to where the figure was hard to see with a coat of Watco or tung oil and have quit putting any on it. It is oily enough on its own.
Tom Militano
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I have a buff that I load with pure carnuba wax and buff it off with a loose flannel buff. I use it on ebony, cocobolo, ironwood, and similar woods. Pure carnuba wax is harder than a woodpeckers lips. Be careful with a loose buff, they can get you hurt in a hurry if you get careless. I think a buffer is the most dangerous machine in a shop.
Tom,
Where do you get "pure" carnuba wax? My reason for asking is that the car waxes featuring carnuba wax are refined, fortified, homogonized, etc....
By you recommending pure carnuba wax, all the other ingredients in carnuba car wax must not be the ticket.
I have been looking for something to seal some woods and would love to get my hands on something that would work. Seems the last batch of highly figured cocobola was so open grained that I could not buff it with even my white matchless without screwing it up.
Take it easy.
Hank Hammond
Where do you get "pure" carnuba wax? My reason for asking is that the car waxes featuring carnuba wax are refined, fortified, homogonized, etc....
By you recommending pure carnuba wax, all the other ingredients in carnuba car wax must not be the ticket.
I have been looking for something to seal some woods and would love to get my hands on something that would work. Seems the last batch of highly figured cocobola was so open grained that I could not buff it with even my white matchless without screwing it up.
Take it easy.
Hank Hammond
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I agree with everything Tom said above, except that I use a spiral sewn buffing wheel. I don't get out of control so easy with the sewn ones.
You can search Carnuba Wax online and find some places that sell it. I bought a lb of it from Woodworker's Supply in 2001 and am still working on it. I think it was $16.00. Carnuba comes in different grades, the best beig a light yellow color. It is squeezed from the leaves of Carnuba Palms that grow in Brazil. It is non-toxic-you can use it for eating utensils, cutting boards, etc. It is the hardest wax and the only way I know of using it is to burn it in.
You can search Carnuba Wax online and find some places that sell it. I bought a lb of it from Woodworker's Supply in 2001 and am still working on it. I think it was $16.00. Carnuba comes in different grades, the best beig a light yellow color. It is squeezed from the leaves of Carnuba Palms that grow in Brazil. It is non-toxic-you can use it for eating utensils, cutting boards, etc. It is the hardest wax and the only way I know of using it is to burn it in.
Gentlemen; I just discovered carnuba wax yesterday at a local hardwood store. The owner turned wooden bowls and has a three buff system set up for the wax.You can find the system and the wax at www.packardwoodworks.com