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Panga Panga - white flecks in grain.

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Panga Panga - white flecks in grain.

Postby Peri » 23 Jul 2022, 17:17

I've never used panga before - what are these white flecks in the grain, and will they show through a french polish finish?

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Re: Panga Panga - white flecks in grain.

Postby Pete Maddex » 23 Jul 2022, 17:47

Silica, it happens in teak as well, kin hard so it blunts your blades.

I have used danish oil and it disappears I don’t know about French polish, maybe do a test?

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Re: Panga Panga - white flecks in grain.

Postby Peri » 23 Jul 2022, 18:11

Thanks Pete. :)
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Re: Panga Panga - white flecks in grain.

Postby Trevanion » 23 Jul 2022, 18:49

I would say it’s deposits of calcium carbonate rather than Silica, you tend to get silica more with Asian timbers such as Rosewoods and Teak, as Pete said, but with African timbers like Iroko and Wenge it tends to be calcium carbonate from experience.

Either way, it’ll ruin planer knives and bandsaw blades, you can pick it out of the grain with a sharp steel pick to make it finish better, very time consuming though.
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Re: Panga Panga - white flecks in grain.

Postby Cabinetman » 23 Jul 2022, 19:11

Had the same thing with some - what I think is Rosewood- not very much use to you now it’s in squares, but the spots weren’t visible after using a little stain. Ian
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