A bowyer friend gave me a couple pieces of African Blackwood that had some sap wood veins in it. It is pretty amazing to work with...probably the most dense piece of wood I've handled. I couldn't grind a taper unless I used a 36 grit belt. Even then the resins of the wood gummed up my belt. When I finally got it finished, it was like a piece of marble without any pores to fill.
For those who have worked with Blackwood, do you seal/finish it or put nothing on it? I can't imagine any finish sinking into it. It seems to have more resins than cocobolo or ebony. I'll take a picture of the handle tomorrow and post it. Thanks for any input...tippit
Rinse in Acetone and use super glue as the finish. Super glue works on all woods.
wax it
After getting all scrathes out I just buff mine.
I really like working with it
One of my favorites. Very stable. I sand as far as I want and buff a little and wax. A pretty piece of Blackwood is hard to beat. Lin