Small Wormy Panga-Panga Tray

A good looking tray. Panga-panga sounds like an interesting wood to use.

-- "Checking for square? what madness is this! The cabinet is square because I will it to be so!" Jeremy Greiner LJ Topic#20953 2011 Feb 2

It’s hard to tell the dark wood from Wenge since I cut off most of the light wood.

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I really like this tray, the wood adds so much character to this piece, nicely done. How is panga panga to work with? I’ve never used it before but I love the way it looks and will add that to my shopping list.

-- Martin ....always count the number of fingers you have before, and after using the saw.

Hi Martin, sorry I didn’t reply till now.. didn’t know you posted. It’s not hard to work with, very similar to Wenge, it’s splintery and will split easily if you nail too close to the edge without pre-drilling. It has a lot of silicone in it, so some finishes might not work out too well. My supplier tells me lacquer might turn blotchy.

My supplier had this worm eaten Panga set aside for another customer who asked to let him know if they get any. Customer never replied or came to get it, so I was glad to take it off his hands. Don’t remember what it cost, but it wasn’t terrible expensive or anything.

I just finished posting the original projects from this batch of wood, which I uncovered in my workshop today – a mirror and a set of candle sconces. Take a look… http://lumberjocks.com/projects/66592

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