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This was my first time turning boxwood. I wanted to upgrade the handle of my espresso machine's portafilter. I’m really pleased with how smooth it turned out! Should I coat the boxwood, or is it fine as is?

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[–] tom@jlai.lu 2 points 1 week ago

Boxwood is dense with extremely fine grain