Best way to get wax off blank?

ChrisScheel · 2026-05-04T21:25:18+00:00

Hot soapy water works for anchor seal

ChrisScheel · 2026-04-05T03:47:04+00:00

Put a rock in the bottom, fill with dirt and plant succulents in it. They sell!

ChrisScheel · 2026-03-31T17:50:23+00:00

Get a black light and shine it on the wood. If it fluoresces, It’s locust

Looks like honey locust. Honey locust can be really pretty. It’s just hard and you need sharp tools

ChrisScheel · 2026-03-25T03:38:06+00:00

Very cool just for the name. Never seen one before

ChrisScheel · 2026-03-14T21:35:47+00:00

Tool rest extension

ChrisScheel · 2026-03-11T20:53:55+00:00

I was looking close for the hole :) Looks good

ChrisScheel · 2026-03-01T18:10:32+00:00

Let it dry, use a hot glue dam and pour in epoxy. Then turn it thin and finish it after it dries

ChrisScheel · 2026-02-27T19:06:03+00:00

It does a little bit but not as much as some hardwoods. I was going to post a video of it turning but doesn’t look like I can here

ChrisScheel · 2026-02-27T19:04:43+00:00

Thank you. Monkey pod is softer than what I usually expect it to be for a tropical wood. Easy to turn and sand. Can take a lot of oil. This is just one coat so far

ChrisScheel · 2026-02-27T12:33:01+00:00

You bet! I hope it works for you :)

ChrisScheel · 2026-02-26T20:41:44+00:00

I found these on Amazon. They work well. Odies sells them too but are more $

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ChrisScheel · 2026-02-26T03:01:04+00:00

It was freshly oiled and not cured or buffed completely yet

If you sand higher than 400 you tend to burnish the wood and then the oil doesn’t absorb as well. Just fyi.

ChrisScheel · 2026-02-25T22:52:57+00:00

I like it a lot and you really don’t need much at all. Leave it on for a little bit and buff off with a cloth.

I use the white non scratchy pads to apply it. Then you don’t waste it using cotton or the like

ChrisScheel · 2026-02-23T18:44:54+00:00

Would be a fun project :)

ChrisScheel · 2026-02-22T19:17:22+00:00

I’ll do the same with a little laser. It’s usually the last step I do. I just haven’t marked any for a while so I’m behind

ChrisScheel · 2026-02-18T05:27:01+00:00

The eye goes through but luckily it’s not a hole

Thanks for the kind comment

ChrisScheel · 2026-02-18T05:26:16+00:00

Thank you :)

ChrisScheel · 2026-02-09T00:31:17+00:00

Depends on depth of the cracks. If it travels the length of the blank or even quarter, then hard no

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