05-08-2019, 01:49 PM (This post was last modified: 03-31-2021, 07:15 AM by DaveR1.)
Padauk is beautiful. This is made from it. It's not as red as it once was although the has retained more of that color. This one was finished with Danish oil back in the summer of 1980 and it still looks great.
I've used padauk with maple, walnut, and bubinga. Had a little bleed with sanding(220 grit finish), especially with walnut, so used a scraper instead. That worked well.
I have just enough lumber to make two of them so I can't afford to mess up! Laid out the parts last night. Next I'll rip and resaw, both on the bandsaw. Then I'll let it rest a day before planing to thickness.
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