ipe for chisel handles

12/15/04, 9:27 PM #1

Pete
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ipe for chisel handles

pete

>i was given a nice piece of 2x2 ipe.. about 30" long..

was going to turn it into two chisel handles..

any suggestion for finish?

i was considering bee's wax.. but will try anything ..

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12/16/04, 12:21 AM #2

Glenn Hodges
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Glenn Hodges

>I use spar varnish for my handles.

Nashville, Ga

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12/16/04, 1:54 AM #3

Dave Shombert
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>Pete -

Ipe sometimes causes allergic reactions. You might want to do a little trial handling first, if you haven't already. There's more about it in Fine Woodworking No. 56, May/June 2002.

Dave Shombert

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http://www.woodspunworkshop.com I started turning wood about 50 years ago. Unfortunately, I stopped turning wood about 49 years ago. If you haven't guessed, that was high school wood shop, and my brief encounter with the lathe stayed in my memory all my working life. I retired from the US Public Health Service in 1993, moved to West Virginia, bought a lathe, and started back up again. Soon afterward, I met an old man who had been a mouldmaker and patternmaker in the glass industry that once thrived here. I spent a year learning his method of segmented turning - different in the preparation stage from most methods used today - and he became my mentor and friend. More than anything, I learned patience from him. I still do segmented work (using his method) but have now branched out into some other areas. Along the way, I moved up to a Robust American Beauty lathe. I sell my work in a few galleries and I find tremendous satisfaction in woodturning. I'm also an old-time fiddler and square dance caller, and I spend more time with that in the summer, more time in the shop in the winter. Take a look at my website to see my shop and some of my work.

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12/16/04, 11:33 AM #4

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>Your choice. With the tight grain of Ipe, you could probably go with just about anything. How about a carnuba/bees wax mix? Alternatively, BLO and poly (a couple of coats) followed by wax. A friend gave me some cut-offs from his deck - that is some tough wood.

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12/16/04, 7:03 PM #5

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pete

>forgive my ignorance what is BLO?? ipe is tough, they dont' call it ironwood for nothing.. found a wholesale/retail place not far from my house with all sorts of different woods..

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12/17/04, 4:45 PM #6

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Boiled Linseed Oil

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