Shooting bubinga....

[Aram]

end grain is like shooting rocks.

Has anyone actually accomplished this magical feat? I succeeded in getting my LN62 to skip right across without removing any actual wood. As a test, I squared up some purpleheart, which is hard enough-- no problem. The bubinga just laughs.

[Matthew Williams]

Maybe a bigger caliber.

[Sawdustd]

If you think bubinga is hard, try bloodwood. Not even close.

[C. in Indy]

Oh my gosh, I made a replacement rear tote for my tiny Fulton/Sargent 407 plane, from Bubinga. I could barely rasp the end-grain, much less shoot it!

[JustinTyson]

This is why I stick to my domestics

[tim_leo]

Is sandpaper a hand tool? I think so

[AHill]

Janka Hardness:

Bubinga: 2410
Purpleheart: 2520
Bloodwood: 2900

If you're doing purpleheart OK, I don't see why you are having issues with the bubinga. How thick is the piece you're trying to shoot? How thick was the purpleheart? Could be simply a problem with mass of your LN62 vs. the thickness of your bubinga.

[Aram]

AHill said:

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Janka Hardness:

Bubinga: 2410
Purpleheart: 2520
Bloodwood: 2900

If you're doing purpleheart OK, I don't see why you are having issues with the bubinga. How thick is the piece you're trying to shoot? How thick was the purpleheart? Could be simply a problem with mass of your LN62 vs. the thickness of your bubinga.

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Yeah, weird. Maybe it's not all about hardness. Dunno. [Shrug] Both pieces are maybe 5/8" thick, and and inch and a half or so wide.

[hbmcc]

Aram said:

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Janka Hardness:

Bubinga: 2410
Purpleheart: 2520
Bloodwood: 2900

If you're doing purpleheart OK, I don't see why you are having issues with the bubinga. How thick is the piece you're trying to shoot? How thick was the purpleheart? Could be simply a problem with mass of your LN62 vs. the thickness of your bubinga.

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Yeah, weird. Maybe it's not all about hardness. Dunno. [Shrug] Both pieces are maybe 5/8" thick, and and inch and a half or so wide.

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Sharp? When my blades have some use after an 8000 hone, I can get slicing action by, for lack of better term, sawing at an extreme angle. Bashing directly into the end of a board is a lot of work for me.

[Lynford in Reno]

When I saw your post, I didn't remember ever having trouble shooting bubinga. I had some in the shop so I went out and tried it again. LV shooting plane set for ~.0015; board 7/8" thick by 5" wide. Takes some grunt but not a problem.