lignum vitae

I've posted these before on the Other Things You Make forum. I make and sell a lot of these. This one is a little bit special because of the woods involved - the cap is teak and the bottom of the box is lignum vitae. I had to wet sand the bottom because the lignum vitae clogged up the sandpaper...

What are the recommended finishings for Lignum Vitae and African Blackwood? I am turning my first ones soon and have read that they are very oily. Is it better to just use that oil as a finish or will CA hold? Thanks in advance.

Hello all, I have a customer wanting a pen from Lignum vitae, However she wants it Green like the blank is NOW after sitting on my shelf for a long while and who knows howlong sitting around before i aquired the blank. I can find very little on the web for suggestions or methods to...

...not that I'm anywhere near being able to sell any of my work. But, I like setting a vision and then working to achieve it. The backdrop is a 12 x 12 white marble tile from Home Depot. I set it in a Lastolite White Pop Up Product Tent, without the front door. The flash is a single Nikon...