----- Original Message ----- From: "Ron Nossaman" <RNossaman@KSCABLE.com> To: <pianotech@ptg.org> Sent: March 13, 2001 5:57 AM Subject: Re: new > Hey Jim, > I just did a little web walk with my second cup of coffee, and discovered > something interesting. The resin quaiacum, extracted from the wood, is used > in the treatment of respiratory disorders. This may be the only wood on the > planet that can be sanded safely. <G> It's pretty too. > > Ron N ------------------------------------------- Perhaps. But have you ever tried sanding it? It's so bloody hard it simply dulls the sandpaper (aluminum oxide paper?) and so oily that the sandpaper simply glides over the surface. Jim is to be commended for his patience as well as his woodworking skills. Del
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