[HJM]

I'm working on some very small pieces made from bocote. I used the bandsaw to resaw the wood and am dealing with resaw marks - I think. I've never used bocote before and have never had to work this hard to sand to a smooth surface. Just when I think everything is perfect, I put on the boiled linseed oil and tiny lines show up that tell me to head for the sandpaper again. The surface feels like glass but the tiny marks are still showing up.

Has anyone found a way to "seal" the wood on a first coat such that tiny lines of this type don't appear? I'm not so invested in this piece that I would mind sacrificing it to experimentation. I just don't want to repeat this performance with the ones following!

Jane

[Hi_Ho_Sliver]

you need to contact suffolk machinery, their reps are very knowledgeable and can help you, my inclination is that you need a finer blade, maybe 10 tpi to get a smoother cut to begin with if you are going to work with a wood that hard. I took my 10 tpi off because being so fine, the gullets constantly fill with dust, but the plus was a very fine cut, also like a fine scrollsaw cut. imho

[HJM]

Thanks. I will do that.

I've just come back in the house after spending an hour with a cabinet scraper working on the rest of the blanks I had cut. It was probably good for me to improve my skills with a cabinet scraper but I must admit, I thought I was going to be spending my time carving rather than sanding and scraping today!