Hi Y'all,
Has any of you scrollers had any experience with padauk? I just finished scrolling sapele and it was a pleasure to work with and looks awesome. However, sapele is a little high priced and a little difficult to find. The owner of the religious book and gift store in town loved the praying hands I cut out of sapele but I'm not always going to be able to find this. Padauk looks beautiful on the net and it is easily available from Sloan's. I'm just wondering how it cuts and also one site mentioned that because of the interlocking grain, it is very tough to finish.
As always, thanks for your words of wisdom.
Forget it guys. Just did a little more research and I found that it can cause respiratory problems and if the sawdust gets on your clothes, it will turn the washwater red many times over. I don't need these kind of problems.
Any other suggestions? I would like something unique with a lot of grain in 1/2" thickness.
Has any of you scrollers had any experience with padauk? I just finished scrolling sapele and it was a pleasure to work with and looks awesome. However, sapele is a little high priced and a little difficult to find. The owner of the religious book and gift store in town loved the praying hands I cut out of sapele but I'm not always going to be able to find this. Padauk looks beautiful on the net and it is easily available from Sloan's. I'm just wondering how it cuts and also one site mentioned that because of the interlocking grain, it is very tough to finish.
As always, thanks for your words of wisdom.
Forget it guys. Just did a little more research and I found that it can cause respiratory problems and if the sawdust gets on your clothes, it will turn the washwater red many times over. I don't need these kind of problems.
Any other suggestions? I would like something unique with a lot of grain in 1/2" thickness.
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