This weekend I built most of a Shaker end table for LOML, of Bolivian Rosewood, with a lacewood top. This is my first time around with rosewood. Just finishing up the drawer now, and my thoughts are turning to finishing it. On a wood I know, I will spray dewaxed shellac, and then put a couple of coats of varnish on the top only for durability, then rub out, and wax the whole thing.
Will this be OK with the rosewood?
The rosewood just ate my edge tools. They all look like scratching planes at this point, and a major resharpening session is called for. Wow; tough stuff.
Thanks for any help.
Alan