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Originally Posted by lumberjim
Fret slotting jig arrived today
I practiced on a piece of hard wood flooring that I planed down. I've decided not to use it though. It's just too fucking hard. It's Ipe. Brazilian walnut. So dense it doesn't float. I calculated 74lbs per ft cu. After I wore my shoulder out sawing the slots, I found out it doesn't glue for shit. Good practice though.
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I put a visible dent in my jointer blades when I wasn't thinking and ran some Ipe across the jointer. Now my 6" jointer is a 5-1/4" jointer until I get my blades resharpened.
You can glue Ipe, you need to wipe it down with acetone really well and then glue as soon as the acetone evaporates.
Ipe, Lignum Vitae, Natalie, Cocobolo, Coralwood, Ebony, Eucalyptus Mahogany (New South Wales), Gaboon, Greenheart (British Guiana), Grenadilla (Mpingo), Ironwood (black), Satinwood (Ceylon), and Water gum are all woods that don't float.