Thread: Dinkin around with some Lignum

Real lignum (not verawood) This stuff is fantastic,40% oil by wgt,it machines like butter.
No finish needed,take it down to 1200 with rottenstone and oil,some renwax and it shines with a natural glow,not like a plastic finish.
Big brush 28mm TGN Grade A set at 48mm loft.

Great, now I gotta add lathe to the list...It never ends.

Originally Posted by regularjoe

Great, now I gotta add lathe to the list...It never ends.

Lathe is cheap,all the tooling is where the big bux are

Could you have picked a harder wood? lol They use lignum vitae for moving part on heavy machinery. The more the machinery rubs the slicker it gets. Super job!

Thank you.
They also use it as bearings in hydroelectric dams and ships propeller shafts in salt water,is the perfect wood for brushes.

Do you have any trouble glueing in the knot because of the oily nature of the Lignum Vitae?

What do you use?

Thanks for the post - Gags

That is a gorgeous brush. I have recently been infected with BAD and that isn't helping.

THx
I use two part epoxy,I clean both surfaces with acetone,even when gluing two pces of lignum together.
Adhiesion has never been a problem.

They use to make fly rods out of it as well due to its water resistance. It is an easy wood to work and has a very unique aroma. It will turn an interesting shade of green as the wood oxidizes over time.

Originally Posted by cannonfodder

They use to make fly rods out of it as well due to its water resistance. It is an easy wood to work and has a very unique aroma. It will turn an interesting shade of green as the wood oxidizes over time.

So True,they were known as greenheart rods,another name for lignum.