I've not had good luck buffing Padauk. It doesn't add much to the final
look, and if you use the white diamond compound it gets stuck in the pores
of the wood. The wax adds some shine though.

--
Rusty Myers
Austin, TX

"Wil Zirkle" wrote in message
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I am typing this with hands purple with padauk dust. I and getting
ready to turn the foot off my first piece of padauk. I searched the
archives about finishing it and didn't see anything about using the
beal buffing system with it. I usually use just the beal, sometime
with coats of mineral oil first to enhance the grain, sometimes just
mineral oil, and a few times I have used salad bowl finish.
The point of my post is that I was just going to leave the wood
unfinished as it got a nice satin look from sanding, but should I put
something on it? I'm not asking about UV protection just in general:
fingerprints, dust...

Thanks,


Wil