Thread: Holloween Hone coffins:)

Dinkin around in the shop today, made some coffins for my hones,made out of Lignum.

I really should do this too. Maybe get them all in one box.

One question. Isn't lignum really oily? I don't know what effect that would have on my water stones.

Originally Posted by Theseus

One question. Isn't lignum really oily? I don't know what effect that would have on my water stones.

Yep,40% oil by wgt,but it is intracellular,once machined the oil oxidizes and is gone from any surfaces the stone sets on,will no longer leach out.

Originally Posted by pixelfixed

Yep,40% oil by wgt,but it is intracellular,once machined the oil oxidizes and is gone from any surfaces the stone sets on,will no longer leach out.

Thank you for the info. I've never worked with lignum and I didn't know what the oil would do.

Is it Lignum Vitae or Argentine Lignum? Either way, love the stuff. great work.

Originally Posted by bassguy

Is it Lignum Vitae or Argentine Lignum? Either way, love the stuff. great work.

Great Question,They were made from Lignum vitae officinale only because it was all scrap material,leftover bits and pces from a beam I had used to make gavels back in the day.
Have been using some argentine lately as I have access to thousands of brd feet of the material.
I honestly cannot see a differance in the two species.both a joy to machine.

I have worked with only each a few times, and they are very similar to work with, turn, and sand. I use officinale as a "bass bumper" of sorts for my upright bass, and I made a capsule out of the Argentine stuff to hold a cotton ball soaked in coconut oil. It's amazing how the Argentine stuff oxidizes!

Those are very nice, PixelFixed. Did you make lids for each coffin too?

No,Did not really see any need,making lided boxes is alot of work,these are more like trays.