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Problem Sanding Ebony with Holly Inlay

Problem Sanding Ebony with Holly Inlay

One of the most popular bracelet designs (and I like it too) is Ebony with Holly Inlay.  I’ve had trouble with it though.  When I sand the bracelet after turning the Holly gets contaminated with dust from the Ebony.  I don’t have a problem like this with most of the other hardwoods I’m using. I showed this to my friend Jim Echter (True Creations Woodturning) at the Finger Lakes Wood Turners and he indicated I wasn’t alone in the experience.  Jim…

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Winter Harvest

Winter Harvest

February is harvest time for Holly timber.  It must be cut in the cold and processed in the cold.  Like all trees, Holly has a symbiotic relationship with fungus.  The fungus breaks down minerals in the soil for the tree and the tree supplies sugar to feed the fungus.  Without the fungus, the tree would not be possible.  This fungus is in the wood and for some reason unknown to me, if the wood sits around for any time wet…

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