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Any help on turning Ipe?

Started by Basser69, February 03, 2012, 07:07:09 PM

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Basser69

Can y'all tell me any tips on turning Ipe?



Gobblerstopper

I turn a lot of it for strikers and don't really notice much difference between it and most other woods that are not in the rosewood family.  It does like to splinter more than some other woods, so sharp tools and light cuts will help.

Are you having any specific problems with it?

Basser69

No problems yet but I have not tried to turn it yet. I just noticed how bad the. Chop saw was screaming when I cut it and was wondering what I was getting myself into. Thanks for helping!



misfire

I would recommend a sharp scraper, or a carbide tool. I find that ipe eats HSS for breakfast and wont even burp  :toothy12:
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Basser69

I did a rough turn on it last night and no problems at all. Thanks for the tips guys