spots

Hey guys, I have been fiddling with Nikko ebonite for some time and I always get different results while finishing it. To be more exact - I cannot get ebonite to be pitch black and besides that, there are black spots visible under strong light. My method of finishing is wet sanding from 320 -...

Sometimes (but not always), I find tiny white spots when I turn cultured marble (fauxstone & simstone) I turn at 3500 RPM using negative rake carbide tips on Easy Tools. After using my tools, I sand using 5 papers from 150 grit up to 600 grit; then I wet sand with micromesh. At that point...

Hello, Tried to turn a pen from Holly. (As part of a set for a wedding, the second pen will be turned from Gabon Ebony). Instead of getting a whitish pen, I got all of this bluish / greyish mud over the wood. I suspect that those spots are the remains of my blue shop towels. Never had this...

I bought certified Bethlehem olive wood at the Georgia symposium in September. I was cutting it into Slimline size blanks and noticed something unusual, to me, in the wood. There are spots of light colored wood. Any idea what it is? Hopefully, it won't affect the final turned blank. Thanks...